Need Help with Nginx Reverse Proxy Configuration

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Hi! thank you for sharing this project I’m a beginner with PHP and databases, and I’m having trouble with an Nginx reverse proxy. Could you share your Nginx reverse-proxy configuration?

greets
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Here is my Nginx reverse proxy configuration, and it is working correctly for me:

# Redirect /tracker without trailing slash → /tracker/ (prevents 404 when accessed as a directory)
location = /tracker {
    return 301 /tracker/;
}

# Main /tracker/ location block
location /tracker/ {
    alias /srv/simpletracker/serve/;   # physical directory where the app is located (trailing slash REQUIRED)
    index index.php;

    # Try to serve files directly; if not found, pass request to index.php (front controller)
    try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;

    # PHP handling (placed inside this block to work correctly with 'alias')
    location ~ \.php$ {
        include fastcgi_params;                           # include only essential FastCGI params
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $request_filename;  # ensures correct file path when using alias
        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php8.2-fpm.sock;       # adjust PHP-FPM socket if needed
        fastcgi_read_timeout 60s;
    }
}

# Static assets – handle absolute paths (optional performance optimizations)
location ^~ /css/ { alias /srv/simpletracker/serve/css/;  access_log off; expires 30d; }
location ^~ /js/  { alias /srv/simpletracker/serve/js/;   access_log off; expires 30d; }
location ^~ /img/ { alias /srv/simpletracker/serve/img/;  access_log off; expires 30d; }
location = /favicon.ico { alias /srv/simpletracker/serve/img/favicon.ico; access_log off; expires 30d; }