Guides tagged “reverse proxy”
Step-by-step MdmHost guides about reverse proxy, sorted A-Z.
16 guides
Advanced Nginx load balancing with upstream directives
Use Nginx upstream blocks to spread traffic across several backends: pick a balancing method, set weights and backups, tune passive health checks and keep connections alive.
Configuring advanced caching layers with Varnish on top of Nginx
Put Varnish in front of Nginx as an HTTP accelerator: install it, write a VCL that caches the right pages, terminate TLS in Nginx and confirm real cache hits.
Deploy a Node.js app with PM2 behind Nginx
Install a Node.js LTS release, keep your app running with PM2 across crashes and reboots, and serve it through Nginx with HTTPS.
Enable NGINX with reverse proxy on cPanel
Install cPanel's ea-nginx as a caching reverse proxy in front of Apache, control caching per account, clear the cache and fix 502 Bad Gateway errors.
Load balance backends with Nginx upstream
Spread traffic across several app instances or servers with an Nginx upstream block, choose round robin, least_conn or ip_hash, and add passive health checks and keepalive.
Node.js WebSockets behind Nginx, Apache, LiteSpeed or cPanel
Make Socket.IO or ws WebSockets work behind a reverse proxy: upgrade headers for Nginx, Apache and LiteSpeed, timeouts, wss:// over SSL and cPanel limits.
Proxy vs VPN vs reverse proxy: what each one does
The practical difference between forward proxies, SOCKS, VPNs and reverse proxies, and which one fits admin access, privacy, IP whitelists or a website.
Proxy WebSocket connections through Nginx
Make WebSockets work behind Nginx by passing the Upgrade and Connection headers, using a map for connection_upgrade, raising read timeouts, and testing the socket.
Put a Node.js app behind Nginx, Apache or LiteSpeed (reverse proxy)
Serve a Node.js app on port 80/443 by proxying a domain to it with Nginx, Apache or OpenLiteSpeed, including headers, WebSocket support and testing.
Run a Node.js app with Docker Compose behind Nginx
Containerise a Node.js app with a small Dockerfile, run it with Docker Compose next to an Nginx reverse proxy, and add logs, restarts and HTTPS.
Run Docker containers with the Plesk Docker extension
Install the Docker extension in Plesk, run containers from Docker Hub, map ports and volumes, set environment variables and proxy a container to a domain with HTTPS.
Self-host Jellyfin with Docker and hardware transcoding
Install Jellyfin in Docker on a Linux VPS, mount your media library, publish it over HTTPS and switch on hardware transcoding with VAAPI or Intel Quick Sync.
Set up Nginx as a reverse proxy for any backend app
Put Nginx in front of a Node.js, Python, Go or Java app running on a local port, forward the right headers, tune timeouts and buffering, and add free HTTPS.
Traefik in Docker: automatic SSL and routing by container labels
Run Traefik as a Docker container, get free Let's Encrypt certificates automatically, and route traffic to your apps by adding a few labels to each container.
Use Apache as a reverse proxy with mod_proxy
Put Apache in front of a Node.js, Python or Docker app with mod_proxy. Set ProxyPass and ProxyPassReverse, keep the original host, proxy WebSockets and serve the app over HTTPS.
Use Caddy as a reverse proxy for your apps
Put Caddy in front of Node.js, Python or Docker apps with the reverse_proxy directive, give each app its own subdomain with automatic HTTPS, and add load balancing and health checks.
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