nginx proxy pass Node, SSL?

Question

my nginx server is actually proxying my node backend (which listens on port 3000) with a simple:

location /api/ {
proxy_pass http://upstream_1;
}


        

Answer 1

If you're using nginx to handle SSL, then your node server will just be using http.

    upstream nodejs { 
          server 127.0.0.1:4545 max_fails=0; 
    } 

   server { 
      listen 443; 
      ssl    on; 
      ssl_certificate    newlocalhost.crt; 
      ssl_certificate_key     newlocalhost.key; 
      server_name nodejs.newlocalhost.com; 

      add_header Strict-Transport-Security max-age=500; 

      location / { 
        proxy_pass  http://nodejs; 
        proxy_redirect off; 
        proxy_set_header Host $host ; 
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr ; 
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for ; 
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto https; 
      } 
   }