Apache Reverse Proxy NestJS/NodeJS

Using NestJS. It is easy to build a server-side application. But it's a bit troublesome to deploy. Because the files packaged by NestJS. There is no index.php/index.html file like in PHP projects or static HTML projects

To run NestJS applications behind Apache, you need to ensure that the NestJS application is listening on a port, and then configure Apache as a reverse proxy. Here is a basic Apache configuration example that proxies traffic to NestJS applications running on port 3000:

Firstly, make sure that your NestJS application is listening on a port, such as 3000.
In the Apache configuration file. Enable proxy_module and proxy_http_module

Add reverse proxy configuration in site Apache VHost configuration file

<VirtualHost *:80>
  ...
  ProxyPassMatch ^/.*$ http://localhost:3000
  ProxyPassReverse ^/.*$ http://localhost:3000
  ...
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *:443>
  ...
  ProxyPassMatch ^/.*$ http://localhost:3000
  ProxyPassReverse ^/.*$ http://localhost:3000
  ...
</VirtualHost>

Restart Apache or reload Apache configuration

Now, when you access your server through a website domain, all requests will be forwarded by Apache to the NestJS application running on port 3000.

Apache Reverse Proxy NestJS/NodeJS ​

Apache Reverse Proxy NestJS/NodeJS