Using NGINX as a reverse proxy
How to use nginx as a reverse proxy?
map $sent_http_content_type $expires {
"text/html" epoch;
"text/html; charset=utf-8" epoch;
default off;
}
server {
listen 80; # the port nginx is listening on
server_name your-domain; # setup your domain here
gzip on;
gzip_types text/plain application/xml text/css application/javascript;
gzip_min_length 1000;
location / {
expires $expires;
proxy_redirect off;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
proxy_read_timeout 1m;
proxy_connect_timeout 1m;
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3000; # set the address of the Node.js instance here
}
}
Using nginx with generated pages and a caching proxy as fallback:
If you have a high volume website with regularly changing content, you might want to benefit from Nuxt generate capabilities and nginx caching .
Below is an example configuration. Keep in mind that:
- root folder should be the same as set by configuration generate.dir
- expire headers set by Nuxt are stripped (due to the cache)
- both Nuxt and nginx can set additional headers, it's advised to choose one (if in doubt, choose nginx)
-
if your site is mostly static, increase the
proxy_cache_path inactive
andproxy_cache_valid
numbers
If you don't generate your routes but still wish to benefit from nginx cache:
-
remove the
root
entry -
change
location @proxy {
tolocation / {
-
remove the other 2
location
entries
proxy_cache_path /data/nginx/cache levels=1:2 keys_zone=nuxt-cache:25m max_size=1g inactive=60m use_temp_path=off;
map $sent_http_content_type $expires {
"text/html" 1h; # set this to your needs
"text/html; charset=utf-8" 1h; # set this to your needs
default 7d; # set this to your needs
}
server {
listen 80; # the port nginx is listening on
server_name your-domain; # setup your domain here
gzip on;
gzip_types text/plain application/xml text/css application/javascript;
gzip_min_length 1000;
charset utf-8;
root /var/www/NUXT_PROJECT_PATH/dist;
location ~* \.(?:ico|gif|jpe?g|png|woff2?|eot|otf|ttf|svg|js|css)$ {
expires $expires;
add_header Pragma public;
add_header Cache-Control "public";
try_files $uri $uri/ @proxy;
}
location / {
expires $expires;
add_header Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline';";
add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload" always;
add_header X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN";
try_files $uri $uri/index.html @proxy; # for generate.subFolders: true
# try_files $uri $uri.html @proxy; # for generate.subFolders: false
}
location @proxy {
expires $expires;
add_header Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline';";
add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload" always;
add_header X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN";
add_header X-Cache-Status $upstream_cache_status;
proxy_redirect off;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
proxy_ignore_headers Cache-Control;
proxy_http_version 1.1;
proxy_read_timeout 1m;
proxy_connect_timeout 1m;
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3000; # set the address of the Node.js instance here
proxy_cache nuxt-cache;
proxy_cache_bypass $arg_nocache; # probably better to change this
proxy_cache_valid 200 302 60m; # set this to your needs
proxy_cache_valid 404 1m; # set this to your needs
proxy_cache_lock on;
proxy_cache_use_stale error timeout http_500 http_502 http_503 http_504;
proxy_cache_key $uri$is_args$args;
}
}
nginx configuration for Laravel Forge:
Change YOUR_WEBSITE_FOLDER
to your website folder and YOUR_WEBSITE_DOMAIN
to your website URL. Laravel Forge will have filled out these values for you but be sure to double check.
# FORGE CONFIG (DOT NOT REMOVE!)
include forge-conf/YOUR_WEBSITE_FOLDER/before/*;
map $sent_http_content_type $expires {
"text/html" epoch;
"text/html; charset=utf-8" epoch;
default off;
}
server {
listen 80;
listen [::]:80;
server_name YOUR_WEBSITE_DOMAIN;
add_header X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN";
add_header X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block";
add_header X-Content-Type-Options "nosniff";
charset utf-8;
gzip on;
gzip_types text/plain application/xml text/css application/javascript;
gzip_min_length 1000;
# FORGE CONFIG (DOT NOT REMOVE!)
include forge-conf/YOUR_WEBSITE_FOLDER/server/*;
location / {
expires $expires;
proxy_redirect off;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
proxy_read_timeout 1m;
proxy_connect_timeout 1m;
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3000; # set the address of the Node.js
}
access_log off;
error_log /var/log/nginx/YOUR_WEBSITE_FOLDER-error.log error;
location ~ /\.(?!well-known).* {
deny all;
}
}
# FORGE CONFIG (DOT NOT REMOVE!)
include forge-conf/YOUR_WEBSITE_FOLDER/after/*;
Secure Laravel Forge with TLS:
It's best to let Laravel Forge do the editing of the nginx.conf
for you, by clicking on Sites -> YOUR_WEBSITE_DOMAIN (SERVER_NAME) and then click on SSL and install a certificate from one of the providers. Remember to activate the certificate. Your nginx.conf
should now look something like this:
# FORGE CONFIG (DOT NOT REMOVE!)
include forge-conf/YOUR_WEBSITE_FOLDER/before/*;
map $sent_http_content_type $expires {
"text/html" epoch;
"text/html; charset=utf-8" epoch;
default off;
}
server {
listen 443 ssl http2;
listen [::]:443 ssl http2;
server_name YOUR_WEBSITE_DOMAIN;
# FORGE SSL (DO NOT REMOVE!)
ssl_certificate /etc/nginx/ssl/YOUR_WEBSITE_FOLDER/258880/server.crt;
ssl_certificate_key /etc/nginx/ssl/YOUR_WEBSITE_FOLDER/258880/server.key;
ssl_protocols TLSv1 TLSv1.1 TLSv1.2;
ssl_ciphers 'ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:DHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:DHE-DSS-AES128-GCM-SHA256:kEDH+AESGCM:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA:DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA:DHE-DSS-AES128-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA256:DHE-DSS-AES256-SHA:DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:AES128-GCM-SHA256:AES256-GCM-SHA384:AES128-SHA256:AES256-SHA256:AES128-SHA:AES256-SHA:AES:CAMELLIA:DES-CBC3-SHA:!aNULL:!eNULL:!EXPORT:!DES:!RC4:!MD5:!PSK:!aECDH:!EDH-DSS-DES-CBC3-SHA:!EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA:!KRB5-DES-CBC3-SHA:!3DES';
ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on;
ssl_dhparam /etc/nginx/dhparams.pem;
add_header X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN";
add_header X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block";
add_header X-Content-Type-Options "nosniff";
charset utf-8;
gzip on;
gzip_types text/plain application/xml text/css application/javascript;
gzip_min_length 1000;
# FORGE CONFIG (DOT NOT REMOVE!)
include forge-conf/YOUR_WEBSITE_FOLDER/server/*;
location / {
expires $expires;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
proxy_redirect off;
proxy_read_timeout 1m;
proxy_connect_timeout 1m;
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3000; # set the address of the Node.js
}
access_log off;
error_log /var/log/nginx/YOUR_WEBSITE_FOLDER-error.log error;
location ~ /\.(?!well-known).* {
deny all;
}
}
# FORGE CONFIG (DOT NOT REMOVE!)
include forge-conf/YOUR_WEBSITE_FOLDER/after/*;

























































