Nginx configuration example

nginxconfig

#redirect all request to port 80 to 443 ( http -> https )
server {
    listen 80;
    server_name servername;

    return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
}

server {
  listen 443 ssl;
  server_name servername;
  
  # SSL CERTIFICATE
  ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/servername.com/cert.pem;
  ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/servername.com/privkey.pem;

  # Route request with /api/ to the nodejs api server
  location /api/ {    
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3000/api/;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header Connection 'upgrade';
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;

  }
  
  # This part is required for correct routing of socket.io connections
  location /socket.io/ {
        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3000;
  }

  # images are placed in the serverroot/images folder
  location /images/ {
    root /home/user/serverroot/;
  }

  # The client web app dist directory
  location / {
    root /home/user/vueroot/dist;
    # fallback for history mode
    try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;
  }
}