drawit/docs/REVERSE_PROXIES.md

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:

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):

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

Test and reload:

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!