nginx + nodejs configuration

Question

I have a problem with my current nginx configuration. What I am trying to do is:

• For requests without any path, get the index.html (works)
• Get existing fi

Answer 1

I think I figured out what you were trying to do. The proper way is to use try_files together with a named location.

Try with the following configuration:

# IP which nodejs is running on
upstream app_x {
    server 127.0.0.1:3000;
}

# nginx server instance
server {
    listen 80;
    server_name x.x.x.x;
    #access_log /var/log/nginx/x.log;

    location / {
        root /var/www/x/public;
        index index.html index.htm index.php;
        try_files $uri $uri/ @node;
    }

    location @node {
        proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
        proxy_pass http://app_x;
    }
}

Note: When you have an upstream defined you should use that in your proxy_ pass. Also, when proxying, always add the X-Forwarded-For header.