How to Set Up Reverse Proxy - Complete Beginner’s Guide

Question: How do I set up a reverse proxy?

Answer: Using Nginx or Traefik

---

Option 1: Nginx Reverse Proxy

Step 1: Install

apt install nginx

Step 2: Configure

# Create config
nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/myapp
 
# Add:
server {
    listen 80;
    server_name app.yourdomain.com;
    location / {
        proxy_pass http://192.168.1.100:80;
    }
}

Step 3: Enable

ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/myapp /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
nginx -t
systemctl reload nginx

---

Option 2: Traefik

# Run as container
docker run -d -p 80:80 -p 8080:8080 traefik

---

Keywords

nginx reverseproxy how-to beginner traefik

Related Articles

• Reverse-Proxy
• Web-Apps
• Proxmox-VE

---

Back to Proxmox VE