# Origin pull in nginx

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# Origin pull in nginx 
upstream origin {
  server	host.domain.tld:80;
}


server {
	listen   80;
	root /var/www;
	index index.html index.htm;
	server_name otherhost.domain.tld;

	location / {
	# configuration for web root 
	
	}
	
	# This is the location that has a origin pull mechanism 
	location /static {
		# In this example we servce some static files 
		# First check if the file is available localy
		# if not, go to the redirect location 
		try_files $uri @redirect;
	}

	location @redirect {
		# First make sure the machine itself has a resolver
		# Since you can only have one ip here
		resolver 127.0.0.1;
		# This is where the origin file is
		proxy_pass           http://origin$uri;
		# this is the uri localy
		# Make sure that /var/www/static is created
		# and that the user running the server is allowed 
		# to write there. 
 		proxy_store          /var/www$uri;
		# The permissions of the created files. 
		proxy_store_access   user:rw  group:rw  all:r;
	}
}