Install an nginx reverse proxy + cache for an ipfs-cluster peer gateway on Amazon Linux.

install.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

set -e

# install nginx
wget https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm
sudo yum install ./epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm -y
sudo yum install nginx -y
rm epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm

# grab config files
wget https://gist.github.com/sanderpick/bead03b36712f292a3ddcd657d6afe65/raw/41fd86915e5b6df1a9fab5220523ea6acbb25636/ipfs-gateway-nginx.conf
sudo mv ipfs-gateway-nginx.conf /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
wget https://gist.github.com/sanderpick/bead03b36712f292a3ddcd657d6afe65/raw/41fd86915e5b6df1a9fab5220523ea6acbb25636/nginx-gzip.conf
sudo mv nginx-gzip.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/gzip.conf

# setup cache dir
sudo mkdir -p /data/nginx/cache

# fix nginx bug (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nginx/+bug/1581864/comments/2)
sudo mkdir /etc/systemd/system/nginx.service.d
sudo bash -c 'printf "[Service]\nExecStartPost=/bin/sleep 0.1\nRestart=always\n" > /etc/systemd/system/nginx.service.d/override.conf'
sudo systemctl daemon-reload

# start
sudo systemctl start nginx

Usage

Run the installer

$ wget https://gist.github.com/sanderpick/c993b0df23f2ad638224c6c88338d35b/raw/555c58ffba0ee4143fb269e55269d79cfdca32a9/install.sh -v -O install.sh && bash install.sh

Sanity check

$ sudo systemctl status nginx

Tail nginx Logs

$ sudo tail -f /var/log/nginx/access.log