Nginx as a reverse proxy
Put Nginx in front of your application: what a reverse proxy does, installing Nginx, a proxy_pass configuration with the right headers, HTTPS with Let's Encrypt, serving static files, load balancing, WebSockets, timeouts and upload limits, rate limiting, and debugging 502 errors.
CodexBash, , 4 min read
Most web applications, whether Spring Boot, Node.js, Django or anything else, are not exposed to the internet directly. They sit behind a reverse proxy: a server that receives every request from the outside world and forwards it to the application. Nginx is the most widely deployed one. It handles HTTPS, compresses responses, serves static files quickly, spreads load across several instances and shields the application from slow or malicious clients. This guide sets it up step by step.
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