AdventureLog/backend/nginx.conf

worker_processes 1;

events {
    worker_connections 1024;
}

http {
    include       /etc/nginx/mime.types;
    default_type  application/octet-stream;

    sendfile        on;
    keepalive_timeout  65;

    client_max_body_size 100M;

    # The backend is running in the same container, so reference localhost
    upstream django {
        server 127.0.0.1:8000;  # Use localhost to point to Gunicorn running internally
    }

    server {
        listen 80;
        server_name localhost;

        location / {
            proxy_pass http://django;  # Forward to the upstream block
            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;
        }

        location /static/ {
            alias /code/staticfiles/;  # Serve static files directly
        }

        # Serve protected media files with X-Accel-Redirect
        location /protectedMedia/ {
            internal; # Only internal requests are allowed
            alias /code/media/;  # This should match Django MEDIA_ROOT
            try_files $uri =404; # Return a 404 if the file doesn't exist
        }

    }
}