Nginx Route-Based Proxy

A lightweight Nginx proxy server that handles route-based forwarding to multiple backend applications. This project demonstrates how to set up a reverse proxy using Nginx to route traffic to different backend services based on URL paths.

Project Structure

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├── app1/           # Backend application 1 (runs on port 3000)
├── app2/           # Backend application 2 (runs on port 4000)
├── nginx/
│   └── nginx.conf  # Nginx configuration file
└── Dockerfile      # Docker configuration for the proxy

Features

• Route-based request forwarding
• Multiple backend service support
• Clean URL rewriting
• Docker containerization support

Routing Configuration

The proxy is configured to forward requests based on the following rules:

• Requests to /app1/* are forwarded to http://localhost:3000
• Requests to /app2/* are forwarded to http://localhost:4000

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Docker
• Nginx (if running locally)

Running with Docker

1. Build the Docker image:

   docker build . -t nginx-proxy

2. Run the container:

   docker run -p 80:80 nginx-proxy

Running Locally

1. Ensure Nginx is installed on your system
2. Copy the nginx.conf to your Nginx configuration directory
3. Start Nginx:

   nginx -c /path/to/nginx.conf

Configuration

The main configuration is in nginx/nginx.conf. The configuration includes:

• Upstream server definitions for each backend
• Route-based location blocks
• URL rewriting rules

Usage Examples

• Access app1: http://localhost/app1/
• Access app2: http://localhost/app2/

Contributing

Feel free to submit issues and enhancement requests.