Nginx Proxy for Mailcatcher

default

# Place this outside the server {}

# Mailcatcher Websockets upgrade
# As suggested in http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/websocket.html
map $http_upgrade $connection_upgrade {
    default upgrade;
    "" close;
}

# Place this inside the server {}, remove any other location block

# Mailcatcher proxy
location / {
    proxy_pass              http://127.0.0.1:1080;
    proxy_http_version      1.1;
    proxy_set_header        Upgrade $http_upgrade;
    proxy_set_header        Connection $connection_upgrade;
    auth_basic              "Development server. Restricted access.";
    auth_basic_user_file    /etc/nginx/.htpasswd; # Create a htpasswd file and credentials
}