Readable Nginx configs
A recent project announcement on the subredit /r/selfhosted reminded me to post about a simple trick I've started using to make the configuration of the webserver Nginx a little more ergonomic.
Nginx allows you to include files inline in your configs to make re-using code simple. An example would be all your ssl proxy settings as per generated using the Mozilla ssl-config generator.
simply add this config to a file like /etc/nginx/include.d/include.ssl_sec
with your cert paths modified and include it in your config:
upstream example_service { server 127.0.0.1:8080; keepalive 32; } server { server_name example.tld; #Mozilla modern tls config include /etc/nginx/include.d/include.ssl_sec; location / { #Common Proxy settings include /etc/nginx/include.d/include.proxy_settings; proxy_pass http://example_service/; } }
Now you have a nice easy config file that can be easily used as a template for new services. Adding additional configurations to files really makes it quick and easy to deploy new services without needing complicated projects like Nginx Proxy Manager
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