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# NGINX Configuration Guide

This guide walks you through setting up an Nginx web server on Ubuntu 22.04 with:

* A reverse proxy configuration where yourwebsite.com/hash points to hash.yourwebsite.com
* HTTPS support using Let’s Encrypt via Certbot

***

### **Prerequisites** <a href="#nginxconfigurationguide-prerequisites" id="nginxconfigurationguide-prerequisites"></a>

* A server running **Ubuntu 22.04**
* A registered domain name (e.g., yourwebsite.com )
* DNS A record pointing yourwebsite.com to your server’s IP

***

### **Step 1: Install Nginx** <a href="#nginxconfigurationguide-step1-installnginx" id="nginxconfigurationguide-step1-installnginx"></a>

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install nginx -y
```

Start and enable Nginx:

```
sudo systemctl start nginx
sudo systemctl enable nginx
```

***

### **Step 2: Configure Nginx Server Block for** yourwebsite.com <a href="#nginxconfigurationguide-step2-configurenginxserverblockforyourwebsite.com" id="nginxconfigurationguide-step2-configurenginxserverblockforyourwebsite.com"></a>

Create a new config file:

```
sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/yourwebsite.com
```

Paste the following content:

```
server {
    listen 80;
    server_name yourwebsite.com;

location /hash {
        proxy_pass https://hash.yourwebsite.com/;
        proxy_set_header Host hash.yourwebsite.com;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
        client_max_body_size 50M;
    }

    access_log /var/log/nginx/yourwebsite.com_access.log;
    error_log /var/log/nginx/yourwebsite.com_error.log;
}
```

Enable the configuration:

```
sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/yourwebsite.com /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
sudo nginx -t
sudo systemctl reload nginx
```

***

### **Step 3: (Optional) Install Certbot and Nginx Plugin** <a href="#nginxconfigurationguide-step3-optional-installcertbotandnginxplugin" id="nginxconfigurationguide-step3-optional-installcertbotandnginxplugin"></a>

```
sudo apt install certbot python3-certbot-nginx -y
```

***

### **Step 4: (Optional) Obtain SSL Certificate with Certbot** <a href="#nginxconfigurationguide-step4-optional-obtainsslcertificatewithcertbot" id="nginxconfigurationguide-step4-optional-obtainsslcertificatewithcertbot"></a>

Replace yourwebsite.com with your actual domain:

```
sudo certbot --nginx -d yourwebsite.com
```

Certbot will:

* Automatically configure HTTPS in your Nginx config
* Enable HTTP to HTTPS redirection
* Reload Nginx automatically

***

### **Step 5: Verify Setup** <a href="#nginxconfigurationguide-step5-verifysetup" id="nginxconfigurationguide-step5-verifysetup"></a>

Test the proxy by visiting:

```
https://yourwebsite.com/hash
```

It should forward the request to:

```
http://hash.yourwebsite.com/
```

***

### **Step 6: (Optional) Test Auto-Renewal** <a href="#nginxconfigurationguide-step6-optional-testauto-renewal" id="nginxconfigurationguide-step6-optional-testauto-renewal"></a>

Verify Certbot renewal service:

```
sudo systemctl list-timers | grep certbot
```

Simulate a dry run renewal:

```
sudo certbot renew --dry-run
```

***

### **Conclusion** <a href="#nginxconfigurationguide-conclusion" id="nginxconfigurationguide-conclusion"></a>

You now have:

* Nginx running on Ubuntu 22.04
* HTTPS enabled via Let’s Encrypt
* A reverse proxy from yourwebsite.com/hash to hash.yourwebsite.com

{% hint style="danger" %}
After enabling Cookie lifetime extender, the DCP will give a proxy code that is expected to be setup on `https://domain.*/hash` however, if it is set up on `https://www.domain.*/hash` it will cause a CORS Error on the Cookie Lifetime Extender Requests.

For more details on WWW configuration follow this [guide](https://docs.jentis.com/key-features/cookie-lifetime-extender/configure-your-tracking#www-configuration-guide-optional).
{% endhint %}

***

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