worker_processes 1; events { worker_connections 1024; } http { server { listen 80; #Port that the nginx server listens on #Location / redicts every url not specified in another location to the frontend container location / { proxy_pass http://frontend_server:80/; proxy_redirect off; #Set the headers needed by the frontend for smooth proxying 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-Host $server_name; } #Location /api redicts every api related url to the backend container. location /api { proxy_pass http://backend_server:4010; proxy_redirect off; #Set the headers needed by the backend for smooth proxying proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade; proxy_set_header Connection keep-alive; proxy_set_header Host $host; proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for; proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme; proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Host $server_name; proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Prefix /api; } } }