.platform/nginx/conf.d/00_rate_limit.conf

00_rate_limit.conf

# Example of nginx configulation file for AL2 Amazon Elastic Beanstalk

# your vpc subnet where ELB resides in
set_real_ip_from  10.0.0.0/8;


# Then you have the configuration like this. Please note real_ip_header and real_ip_recursive have 
# to be placed in the bottom of the IP list otherwise the module will not work properly(I’ve spent so much time on this).
 
real_ip_header X-Forwarded-For;
real_ip_recursive on;
 
# limit the number of connections to 30 per min and allow to burst to 10
limit_req_zone $http_x_forwarded_for zone=application:10m rate=5r/m; 
 
limit_req zone=application burst=10 nodelay;
limit_req_status 429;
limit_conn_status 429;

error_page 429 /429;

00_rate_limit_old.conf

# Example of the old nginx configulation file for Amazon Linux 2018 Amazon Elastic Beanstalk

files:
  "/etc/nginx/conf.d/01b_rate-limit.conf":
    owner: root
    group: root
    mode: "000644"
    content: |
    
      # your vpc subnet where ELB resides in
      set_real_ip_from  10.0.0.0/8;

      # Then you have the configuration like this. Please note real_ip_header and real_ip_recursive have 
      # to be placed in the bottom of the IP list otherwise the module will not work properly(I’ve spent so much time on this).

      real_ip_header X-Forwarded-For;
      real_ip_recursive on;

      # limit the number of connections to 30 per min and allow to burst to 10
      limit_req_zone $http_x_forwarded_for zone=application:10m rate=5r/m; 

      limit_req zone=application burst=10 nodelay;
      limit_req_status 429;
      limit_conn_status 429;

      error_page 429 /429;

   
container_commands:
  02_reload_nginx:
    command: "sudo service nginx reload"