# Reverse Proxy

This document will explain how to setup a reverse proxy for nginx/freenginx. Contributions for other reverse proxies are welcomed!

## General prerequisites

- A domain name pointed at your server e.g. `drawit.yourdomain.com`
- Certbot installed for Let's Encrypt certificates (`sudo apt install certbot python3-certbot-nginx`)
- Port-forwarding

## nginx/freenginx

### Prerequisites

- nginx/freenginx installed e.g. `sudo apt install nginx`
- A domain name pointed at your server e.g. `drawit.yourdomain.com`
- Certbot installed for Let's Encrypt certificates (`sudo apt install certbot python3-certbot-nginx`)

### Install the config file

Copy the provided config and substitute your domain:

```bash
sudo cp docs/drawit.conf /etc/nginx/sites-available/drawit.conf # OR sudo cp docs/drawit.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/drawit.conf
sudo sed -i 's/your.domain.com/drawit.yourdomain.com/g' /etc/nginx/[sites-available|conf.d]/drawit.conf
```

Enable the site (older nginx versions <1.19):

```bash
sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/drawit.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
```

Test and reload:

```bash
sudo nginx -t          # must print "syntax is ok"
sudo nginx -s reload   # loads changes/new files
```

Visit your site `drawit.yourdomain.com` and see if it loads!