101 — NGINX reverse proxy

Proxy pass setting for buckets

This website is coded using pure static html code, and hosted on Linode Object Storage - AWS/S3 compatible.

This is how to configure NGINX to reverse proxy traffic from website-us-east-1.linodeobjects.com to lekkyweb.com.

location / {
  proxy_set_header  Host website-us-east-1.linodeobjects.com;
  proxy_pass        https://website-us-east-1.linodeobjects.com/lekky2.0/;      
}

Notes:

• lekkyweb.com IP 66.175.216.90 on Linode Fremont.
• DO NOT use https://us-east-1 -- it must be: https://website-us-east-1

$ sudo vi /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/lekkyweb.com                                 
$ sudo service nginx restart

references

→ docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/web-server/reverse-proxy/

Passing a Request to a Proxied Server

• Passing Request Headers
• Configuring Buffers
• Choosing an Outgoing IP Address

→ kinsta.com/blog/reverse-proxy/

What Is a Reverse Proxy?

• Reverse Proxy Server vs Forward Proxy Server
• Load Balancing
• Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB)
• Enhanced Security
• Powerful Caching
• Superior Compression
• Better A/B Testing
• Monitoring and Logging Traffic
• Limitations of a Reverse Proxy
• Choosing Between a CDN and a Reverse Proxy