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Syntax

proxy_pass http://backend;

Parameters

ParametersDescriptionExamplesLevel
proxy_pass proxy_pass http://localhost:3000; Common
proxy_set_header proxy_set_header Host $host; Common
proxy_connect_timeout proxy_connect_timeout 60s; Common
proxy_read_timeout proxy_read_timeout 90s; Common
proxy_buffering proxy_buffering off; Advanced

Examples

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name api.example.com;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://localhost:3000;
        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;
    }
}

WebSocket

location /ws/ {
    proxy_pass http://localhost:8080;
    proxy_http_version 1.1;
    proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
    proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
}
WebSocket Upgrade

upstream backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:3001;
    server 127.0.0.1:3002;
    server 127.0.0.1:3003;
}
server {
    location / {
        proxy_pass http://backend;
    }
}

location /api/v1/ {
    proxy_pass http://localhost:3000/;
}
proxy_pass /, location

Common Errors

502 Bad Gateway, proxy_pass and
504 Gateway Timeout, proxy_read_timeout

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