server { listen 80; server_name _; root /usr/share/nginx/html; index index.html; # DNS resolver for dynamic upstream resolution # This allows nginx to start even if backend doesn't exist yet resolver 127.0.0.11 valid=30s ipv6=off; # Gzip compression gzip on; gzip_vary on; gzip_min_length 1024; gzip_types text/plain text/css text/xml text/javascript application/x-javascript application/xml+rss application/json application/javascript; # Security headers add_header X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN" always; add_header X-Content-Type-Options "nosniff" always; add_header X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block" always; # Handle API requests - proxy to backend (docker-compose only) # Uses variables to force runtime DNS resolution instead of startup location /api/ { # Use variable to force runtime DNS resolution set $backend "backend:8000"; proxy_pass http://$backend; proxy_http_version 1.1; proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade; proxy_set_header Connection 'upgrade'; proxy_set_header Host $host; 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; proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade; # Handle backend connection errors gracefully proxy_intercept_errors on; error_page 502 503 504 = @backend_unavailable; } # Fallback for when backend is unavailable location @backend_unavailable { add_header Content-Type application/json; return 503 '{"error": "Backend service unavailable. Configure VITE_BACKEND_URL in frontend or ensure backend container is running."}'; } # Serve static files location / { try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html; } # Cache static assets location ~* \.(js|css|png|jpg|jpeg|gif|ico|svg|woff|woff2|ttf|eot)$ { expires 1y; add_header Cache-Control "public, immutable"; } }