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sudo ufw enable
sudo ufw status
sudo ufw allow ssh (Port 22)
sudo ufw allow http (Port 80)
sudo ufw allow https (Port 443)
sudo apt install nginx
sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/default
Add the following to the location part of the server block
server_name yourdomain.com www.yourdomain.com;
location / {
proxy_pass http://localhost:5000; #whatever port your app runs on
proxy_http_version 1.1;
proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
proxy_set_header Connection 'upgrade';
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
}
# Check NGINX config
sudo nginx -t
# Restart NGINX
sudo service nginx restart
You should now be able to visit your IP with no port (port 80) and see your app. Now let's add a domain
- Add SSL with LetsEncrypt
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:certbot/certbot
sudo apt-get update
FOR UBUNTU GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 20
sudo apt-get install python3-certbot-nginx
FOR EARLIER VERSIONS
sudo apt-get install python-certbot-nginx
sudo certbot --nginx -d yourdomain.com -d www.yourdomain.com
# Only valid for 90 days, test the renewal process with
certbot renew --dry-run
Now visit https://yourdomain.com and you should see your Node app