Server config for hosting NodeJS apps behind a NGINX reverse proxy server

nginx.conf

server {
    listen        443;
    server_name   mydomain.com www.mydomain.com;
    access_log    /var/logs/access.log main_timed;
    
    # See https://mozilla.github.io/server-side-tls/ssl-config-generator/ for appropriate SSL settings
    ssl                 on;
    ssl_certificate     /opt/ssl/site/mydomain.com.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key    /opt/ssl/site/mydomain.com.key;
    add_header          Strict-Transport-Security max-age=15768000;
        
    location / {
        proxy_pass              http://localhost:3000;
        proxy_set_header        X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header        Host $host;
        proxy_set_header        X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header        X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
        proxy_read_timeout      180;
        proxy_connect_timeout   10s;
        proxy_http_version      1.1;
        proxy_set_header        Connection "";
        proxy_redirect          http:// https://;
        proxy_next_upstream     error timeout invalid_header http_502 http_503 http_504;
        add_header              X-Cached $upstream_cache_status;
        proxy_cache_use_stale   off;
        proxy_cache             liferay_cache;
        gzip_comp_level         3;
        gzip_proxied            any;
        gzip_types              text/plain text/css application/json application/x-javascript text/xml application/xml application/xml+rss text/javascript;
    }
}