NGINX CONF

gistfile1.txt

// static ie. frontend

server {
    server_name my.domain;
    charset utf-8;
    root /home/ubuntu/frontend;
    index index.html index.htm;
    # Always serve index.html for any request
    location / {
        root /home/ubuntu/frontend;
        try_files $uri /index.html;
    }
}

// reverse proxy ie. backend service

server {
    server_name service.my.domain;
    location / {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8080;
    }
}

Allow websocket through nginx by adding:

proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
proxy_http_version 1.1;
proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";