Reverse Proxy

Introduction

• Forward Proxy vs Reverse Proxy vs Load Balancers

Nginx Proxy Manager

Docker container for managing Nginx proxy hosts with a simple, powerful interface

• Nginx Proxy Manager
• GitHub: https://github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager 
• How to Install and Use Nginx Proxy Manager with Docker
• YT: NginX Proxy Manager is a free, open source, GUI for the NginX Reverse Proxy making it easy to use.
• YT: Docker and Running your self-hosted applications in a more secure way behind a reverse proxy.

nginx-proxy

nginx-proxy sets up a container running nginx and docker-gen. docker-gen generates reverse proxy configs for nginx and reloads nginx when containers are started and stopped.

• GitHub: https://github.com/nginx-proxy/nginx-proxy 
• Automated Nginx Reverse Proxy for Docker

GoDoxy

A lightweight, simple, and performant reverse proxy with WebUI.

• GitHub: https://github.com/yusing/godoxy 

Configuration

/etc/nginx/sites-available/default:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name your-server-ip;

    location /pull-repo {
        proxy_pass http://localhost:5000;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
}