nginx configuration example for a simple proxy

Build nginx from source code:

$ ./configure --prefix=/path/to/install --with-http_ssl_module --without-http_rewrite_module --with-debug

$ make; make install

Configuration locates at /path/to/install/conf/nginx.conf.

Example of the configuration (for demo purpose only):

server {

  listen  443 ssl;

  server_name localhost;

 

  ssl_certificate  ngcert.pem;

  ssl_certificate  ngprivkey.pem;

 

  # disable HSTS when we are using self-signed certificate

  add_header Strict-Transport-Security  "max-age=0";

 

  ssl_session_cache  shared:SSL:1m;

  ssl_session_timeout  5m;

 

  ssl_ciphers  HIGH:!aNULL:!MD5;  # adjust to remove week ciphers

  ssl_prefer_server_ciphers  on; 

  location / {

    root  html;

    index  index.html;

  }

  location / {

    proxy_pass  https://destination-url/;

  }

}

Run nginx:

$ nginx