server { listen 80; server_name _; # Docker's embedded DNS. Using a variable for the upstream below forces nginx # to re-resolve via this resolver instead of caching the container IP at # startup — so api/app can be recreated (new IPs on redeploy) without nginx # holding a stale IP and returning 502. resolver 127.0.0.11 valid=10s ipv6=off; # API -> api container. The SPA calls same-origin /api/... (environment.prod.ts). location /api/ { set $upstream_api api; proxy_pass http://$upstream_api:8080$request_uri; 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_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme; } # Everything else -> the Angular static app (its own nginx does SPA fallback). location / { set $upstream_app app; proxy_pass http://$upstream_app:80; } }