📋 Real-World Example: NGINX Reverse Proxy Configuration Let’s set up NGINX to act as a reverse proxy for two backend servers running on ports 8080 and 8081. Step 1: Install NGINX sudo apt update sudo apt install nginx Step 2: Configure NGINX Edit the default NGINX configuration file: sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/default Add the following configuration: server { listen 80; server_name example.com; location / { proxy_pass http://backend_servers; proxy_set_header Host $host; proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr; proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for; } } upstream backend_servers { server 127.0.0.1:8080; server 127.0.0.1:8081; } Step 3: Test and Reload NGINX Test the configuration: sudo nginx -t Reload NGINX: sudo systemctl reload nginx Result : Clients accessing http://example.com are automatically routed to one of the backend servers, en...
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