fix: update NGINX configuration and docker-compose for improved service referencing and clarity

backend/nginx.conf

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 worker_processes 1;
-
 events {
     worker_connections 1024;
 }
@@ -13,29 +12,29 @@ http {
 
     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 server:8000;  # Use the internal Docker networking
     }
 
     server {
-        listen 80;  # NGINX listens on port 80 inside the container
+        listen 80;  # NGINX always listens on port 80 inside the container
         server_name localhost;
 
         location / {
-            proxy_pass http://django;  # Forward to the upstream block
+            proxy_pass http://server:8000;  # Explicitly forward to Django service
             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
         }
 
         location /media/ {
-            alias /code/media/;  # Serve media files directly
+            alias /code/media/;   # Serve media files directly
         }
     }
-}
+}

docker-compose.yml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ services:
     container_name: adventurelog-frontend
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:
-      - PUBLIC_SERVER_URL=http://server:8000 # Should be the service name of the backend with port 8000, even if you change the port in the backend service
+      - PUBLIC_SERVER_URL=http://server:8000 # MOST DOCKER USERS WILL NOT NEED TO CHANGE THIS EVER EVEN IF YOU CHANGE THE OUTWARD PORT
       - ORIGIN=http://localhost:8015
       - BODY_SIZE_LIMIT=Infinity
     ports: