Nginx reverse proxy. 1 external ip, 2 local servers

Question

I have a problem I hope some can help me with.

I have an domain name pointing to a webserver (Pine64). The server is running some php.

Now I want to connect another physical webserver to the same domain but as a subdomain.

Both servers are running Debian with nginx, php and forced ssl.

So basically I need the following:

Https: // mydomain.name -> Pine64 server port 443 (ssl) Https: // srv2.mydomain.name -> second local server post 443 (ssl)

Is it possible?

All examples I have found so far is for virtual domains on the same server

Answer 1

you only need a separate domain config ( considering future maintain) like this, create a config file in /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/srv2.mydomain.name with a content similar as below,

server {

  listen 80; # or 443 ssl related settings
  server_name srv2.mydomain.name; # note this part
  location / {
  proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8000$request_uri; # forward request to the server running on this ip:port
  proxy_set_header Host $host;
  proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
  proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
  }
  # any other conf part
  }

Answer 2

Yes its possible via nginx. Add two domain and just pass it through the proxy you can find more details in here