configuration file to proxy and cache requests from a backend

nginx.conf

worker_processes 4;

events {
        worker_connections 1024;
}

http {

        ##
        # Basic Settings
        ##

        #backend
        proxy_cache_path /home/ubuntu/cache_root keys_zone=one:10m loader_threshold=300 loader_files=200 max_size=200m;
        server {
                listen 80;
                proxy_cache one;
                location / {
                        proxy_pass http://<backend-url>;
                }
        }       

        ##
        # Logging Settings
        ##

        access_log /var/log/nginx/access.log;
        error_log /var/log/nginx/error.log;
}