nginx.conf

events {
    worker_connections 1024;
}

http {
    include       mime.types;
    default_type  application/octet-stream;
    
    # Enable Gzip compression
    gzip on;
    gzip_types text/plain text/css application/json application/javascript text/xml application/xml application/xml+rss text/javascript;

    # Rate limiting zone (10 reqs per second per IP)
    limit_req_zone $binary_remote_addr zone=api_limit:10m rate=10r/s;

    # SSL Config Placeholder
    # ssl_certificate     /etc/nginx/certs/fullchain.pem;
    # ssl_certificate_key /etc/nginx/certs/privkey.pem;

    server {
        listen 80;
        server_name proctor.local; # Change this for prod
        
        # Redirect HTTP to HTTPS in production
        # return 301 https://$host$request_uri;

        # Frontend Route
        location / {
            proxy_pass http://frontend:80;
            proxy_set_header Host $host;
            proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        }

        # Backend API Route
        location /api/ {
            # Apply rate limiting to API
            limit_req zone=api_limit burst=20 nodelay;
            limit_req_status 429;

            proxy_pass http://backend:8080/api/;
            proxy_set_header Host $host;
            proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        }

        # WebSockets Route for STOMP (Admin Dashboard)
        location /ws-admin/ {
            proxy_pass http://backend:8080/ws-admin/;
            proxy_http_version 1.1;
            proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
            proxy_set_header Connection "Upgrade";
            proxy_set_header Host $host;
        }
    }
}