How to set up NGINX in Windows (What are the requirments?)
April 05, 2016 03:46PM
We are working on installing NGINX in Windows that will perform reverse proxy for us to allow users click on an url from their local desktop that will access a page set up in our virtual machine. In between there may be firewall.
URL example: http://hostsite:XX/page XX = port number

Example conf file:
Server {
location /page { proxy_pass http://vmtrueipaddress }
}

Basically user can access http://vmtrueipaddress from their desktop using http://hostsite:XX/page without going into our VM. Our conf file works before, but now we are moving to a new virtual machine.

Question: What are some requirement for this? Do we need to open port "XX" in the firewall to allow communication? Do we need to specific Host name "hostsite"? Right now http://hostsite:XX/page works within our VM, but not from desktop.

Much Appreciate,
Junior App Admin
Re: How to set up NGINX in Windows (What are the requirments?)
April 05, 2016 04:57PM
You need to add a DNS entry for hostsite to the DNS server you have locally which your desktops are using.

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Re: How to set up NGINX in Windows (What are the requirments?)
April 05, 2016 09:09PM
Update: Yes, I set up the DNS for the hostname. However, I still can't connect.... Do you think I need to set up the port? Because when I tried to open my url from Firefox, I get the error message of

"This address uses a network port which is normally used for purposes other than Web browsing. Firefox has canceled the request for your protection."

I have a feeling that my URL is directing to the port of my VM, which I'm not sure if I need to open that port, and I'm not sure if that port is on my firewall.... Thoughts?
Re: How to set up NGINX in Windows (What are the requirments?)
April 06, 2016 01:55AM
If FF complaints about the port then yes you should allow that port to be used.
Or make nginx listen on a common port and proxypass to where ever the backend lives.

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