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The first place to learn Nginx can be found in this book<ref>eJonghe, D. (2017). NGINX cookbook : advanced recipes for operations(First edition. ed., pp. 1 online resource (1 volume)). Retrieved from https://go.oreilly.com/massachusetts-institute-of-technology-mit/library/view/-/9781492049098/?ar</ref>:
#REDIRECT [[Nginx as a Reverse Proxy]]
 
=Install Nginx=
The following code can be copied and pasted to perform the task of installing Nginx on Ubuntu:<ref>Edward S., How to Set Up an Nginx Reverse Proxy, Retrieved from https://www.hostinger.com/tutorials/how-to-set-up-nginx-reverse-proxy/</ref>
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sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nginx -y
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=Disable Default Virtual Host of Nginx=
Then, try to unlink this existing link:
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sudo unlink /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default
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=Create the Reverse Proxy=
Now go to the Nginx site-available directory
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cd /etc/nginx/sites-available
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Use a text editor or copy a file with the following file name: <code>reverse-proxy.conf</code>.
 
For example:
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vi reverse-proxy.conf
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Use a text editor or copy a file with the following file name: <code>reverse-proxy.conf</code>.
 
For example, use the text editor vi, you can type the following command:
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vi reverse-proxy.conf
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In the file, type in the following content:
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server {
    listen 80;
    location / {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:9352;
    }
}
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=Test Nginx and the Reverse Proxy=
Activate the directives by linking to /sites-enabled/ using the following command:
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sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/reverse-proxy.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/reverse-proxy.conf
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First, verify the syntax of all the above content is legitimate:
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service nginx configtest
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Then, restart Nginx to kick it into action:
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service nginx restart
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=References=
<References/>

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