Question
How to correctly setup sub-domains with ssl and nginx as a proxy?
- Posted on March 20, 2023
- DigitalOcean DropletsDocker
Asked by robertwildling
I managed to configure nginx reverse proxys and ssl in order to run a Directus 9 Docker installation.
But my actual goal is to run 3 separate Directus 9 Docker installations on 3 subdomains (like “jvds.my-domain.org”). The sub-domains open the proper index sites (from their defined subfolders) as long as there is no proxy_pass defined (in the nginx block configuration):
#/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/jvds.scores-catalog.org.conf
server {
root /var/www/jvds.scores-catalog.org/html;
index index.html index.htm index.nginx-debian.html;
server_name jvds.scores-catalog.org;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
#proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8055;
As soon as proxy_pass is active, the subdomain does not open properly; and the running terminal on the main domain (the one with the working Directus installation) detects something and prints to the console.
Also, when running docker-compose, this command seems to influence all instances! A docker-compose down stops all docker instances. How can I execute docker containers in each subdomain separately?
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Hi there,
Is your Nginx service also running inside a Docker container? If this is the case, you would need to update this line here:
And change the
127.0.0.1IP with the container name of the backend service that you are using.Feel free to share more details about your setup, like your Docker compose file so I could advise you further.
Best,
Bobby