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# Easy Reverse Proxy Config for Nginx
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## Introduction
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This guide will show you how to set up a reverse proxy for your web server using Nginx. A reverse proxy is a really handy tool that allows use to redirect traffic incoming to our server to a different location, for example to another web server, or to a different port.
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I find this most useful for redirecting requests to different dockerised services, but it can be used for many other things too.
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## Config
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The config for a reverse proxy is really simple. Here's an example of a basic reverse proxy config:
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```nginx
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server {
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listen 80;
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server_name my-site.com
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location / {
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proxy_pass http://localhost:5000;
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proxy_redirect off;
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proxy_set_header Host $host;
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proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
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proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
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proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Host $server_name;
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}
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}
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```
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This config will redirect all traffic coming to `my-site.com` to `http://localhost:5000`. This method will also easily allow you to add SSL to your services, as you can use the `certbot` tool to generate SSL certificates for your domain. Certbot will automatically configure this basic reverse proxy config to use SSL.
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