Below is my configuration to setup the above, reverse proxy setup Global Server Load Balancing - using reverse proxy, the traffic could be diverted to a regional server on the basis of the location of the client. The attackers could only be able to target the reverse proxy server. No Redundant - we can maintain servers for specific services and the data for a service is not spread across different servers, which enables the easy upgrade/enhancements of the specific service without disturbing other services.Īttack Protection - The incoming traffic has no direct interaction with the actual servers, those could be in a private network as well. SSL Encryption - The expensive resource of the origin server is not being wasted in the encryption and decryption (SSL and TLS), this is being offloaded to the reverse proxy can do that all. Here we are going to much focus on reverse proxy.

The access log is enabled worldwide by default in the http directive of the main Nginx configuration file.For the details on topology, docker bridge networking used in this example you can refer my another post. In the http, server, or location directives blocks, the access log can be enabled.

Where log_file is the whole path to the log file and log format is the log file's format. The access log directive's most basic syntax is as follows: access_log log_file log_format The access log directive enables and configures the log file's location and format. You can specify the format of logged messages using the log format directive. Access logs can reveal a visitor's location, the page they view, the amount of time they spend on the page, and much more. Each event record includes a timestamp as well as different details about the client and the resource requested. Nginx creates a new event in the access log whenever a client request is handled. This tutorial explains how to set up Nginx access and error logs, as well as how to read them.

Client requests are recorded in access logs, whereas server and application errors are recorded in error logs. Nginx keeps track of its activities in two logs: access logs and error logs. When troubleshooting server or application difficulties, knowing how to configure and read the logs comes in handy because they contain detailed debugging information. Checking the log files is one of the most common jobs you'll conduct when operating NGINX web servers. Nginx is an open-source, high-performance HTTP and reverses proxy server that helps some of the world's most popular websites handle their traffic.

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