server { listen 80; # Serve the static React build location / { root /usr/share/nginx/html; index index.html; # Fallback to index.html for client-side routing try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html; } # Proxy REST API requests to the backend location /rooms { proxy_pass http://backend:4000; proxy_http_version 1.1; 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 the health check endpoint to the backend location /health { proxy_pass http://backend:4000; proxy_http_version 1.1; } # Proxy Socket.IO — requires WebSocket upgrade headers location /socket.io/ { proxy_pass http://backend:4000; 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_cache_bypass $http_upgrade; } }