Configure Nginx as a reverse proxy on Slackware

1. When to use it

Useful when you want to place a standard port or a more convenient logging layer in front of an internal service.

2. Base setup

cat > /etc/nginx/nginx.conf <<'EOF'
http {
  server {
    listen 80;
    location / {
      proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8080;
    }
  }
}
EOF
nginx -t
/etc/rc.d/rc.nginx restart

Adjust host names, IPs, interfaces, paths, and versions to the real system before making the change persistent.

3. Quick verification

curl -I http://127.0.0.1/
ss -lntp | grep ':80'
grep -n 'proxy_pass' /etc/nginx/nginx.conf

Confirm that the output matches the expected state before considering the intervention complete.

4. Operational notes

In real environments forward Host and X-Forwarded-* headers too, otherwise backends see incomplete context.

Quick checklist

[ ] Steps completed\n[ ] Config updated\n[ ] Tests executed\n[ ] Rollback ready\n[ ] Logs checked

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