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Can I setup Nginx reverse proxy on top of existing site?

Posted on March 5, 2018

Let's Encrypt

Nginx

Ubuntu 16.04

Apache

By MPA

Hello,

I have a WordPress site on apache web server with Let’s Encrypt certbot running. Is it possible to setup Nginx reverse proxy on top of existing setup?

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Jason Peters

March 5, 2018

Accepted Answer

Yes, you can do this in a single droplet or in a multi-droplet configuration.

In in a single droplet config you will need to update your Apache config for your WordPress site updating the port number. This could be anything really that does not conflict with another service - for example 81 or 8080

Next you will need to install NGINX

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-nginx-on-ubuntu-16-04

Then to handle your SSL you would need to perform a setup like the following

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-nginx-load-balancing-with-ssl-termination

One change in the above is that you will be operating with only one application server (Apache) as your backend unless you decide to add more.

sharmacool165

July 12, 2018

Yes, you can do this as I have done that with my website too. Moreover, you would get good results if you use load balancer with SSL.

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