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February 10, 2023 Leave a Comment

Detail steps to configure nginx in host server with https enabled and route all traffic from nginx to docker container

Here are the detailed steps to configure Nginx as a reverse proxy on a host server with HTTPS enabled and route all traffic from Nginx to a Docker container:

  1. Install Nginx on the host server:

You can install Nginx on your host server using your system’s package manager. For example, on a Debian-based system, you can use the following command:

csharpCopy codesudo apt-get install nginx
  1. Create an Nginx configuration file:

Create a new Nginx configuration file in the /etc/nginx/sites-available directory. You can name the file whatever you like, for example, my_site.

bashCopy codesudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/my_site
  1. Configure Nginx:

In the Nginx configuration file, add the following code to configure Nginx as a reverse proxy:

perlCopy codeserver {
    listen 80;
    listen [::]:80;
    server_name example.com;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://<docker_container_ip>:<docker_container_port>;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
    }
}

In the above code, replace example.com with your domain name and <docker_container_ip> and <docker_container_port> with the IP address and port number of your Docker container, respectively.

  1. Enable the Nginx configuration:

To enable the Nginx configuration, create a symbolic link from the configuration file to the /etc/nginx/sites-enabled directory:

bashCopy codesudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/my_site /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
  1. Verify Nginx configuration:

Verify that the Nginx configuration is valid by running the following command:

Copy codesudo nginx -t
  1. Restart Nginx:

Restart Nginx to apply the changes:

Copy codesudo systemctl restart nginx
  1. Obtain SSL certificate:

To enable HTTPS, you need to obtain an SSL certificate for your domain. You can obtain a free SSL certificate from Let’s Encrypt using tools like Certbot.

  1. Configure HTTPS:

Add the following code to your Nginx configuration file to configure HTTPS:

cssCopy codeserver {
    listen 443 ssl;
    listen [::]:443 ssl;
    server_name example.com;

    ssl_certificate /path/to/certificate.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key /path/to/certificate.key;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://<docker_container_ip>:<docker_container_port>;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
    }
}

Replace example.com with your domain name, <docker_container_ip> and <docker_container_port> with the IP address and port number of your Docker container, and /path/to/certificate.crt and /path/to/certificate.key with the

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