Baseline node.js nginx configuration

gistfile1.txt

# Add multiple servers at different ports for load balancing
upstream node {
  server 127.0.0.1:3005;
}

# the nginx server instance
server {
  listen 0.0.0.0:80;
  server_name {{ your_app_name }} {{ your.domain.com }};
  access_log /var/log/nginx/{{ your.domain.com }}.log;
  root /path/to/app;
  
  # Long expiration on favicon
  location ~* ^.+\.ico$ {
    access_log        off;
    expires           30d;
  }
  
  # Moderate expiration for static assets
  location ~* ^.+\.(jpg|jpeg|gif|png|css|js|mp3)$ {
    access_log        off;
    expires           3d;
  }

  try_files $uri @node;

  location @node {
    proxy_set_header  X-Real-IP        $remote_addr;
    proxy_set_header  X-Forwarded-For  $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
    proxy_set_header  Host             $http_host;
    proxy_redirect    off;
    proxy_pass        http://node;
  }
}