Nginx Reverse Proxy Setup Guide

1 year ago
William Carter
1 minute

To set up domain name reverse proxy, you can follow these steps:

  1. Open the configuration file for nginx, which is usually located at /etc/nginx/nginx.conf or /etc/nginx/sites-available/default.
  2. Find the server configuration block in the configuration file and add a new server configuration block for configuring reverse proxy. For example:
server {
    listen 80;
    server_name example.com;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://backend_server;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
    }
}

In the configuration above, example.com is your domain name, and backend_server is the address of the backend server you want to proxy.

  1. Save the configuration file and restart the nginx service to apply the changes.
sudo systemctl restart nginx

Currently, nginx will forward all requests from example.com to the backend_server. You can further configure the reverse proxy according to your requirements.

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