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authorNick Shadrin <nick@nginx.com>2017-09-06 08:56:27 -0700
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- [PHP Application](#php-application)
- [Python Application](#python-application)
- [Full Example](#full-example)
+- [Integration with NGINX](#integration-with-nginx)
+ - [Installing Unit Behind NGINX](#installing-unit-behind-nginx)
+ - [Securing and Proxying Unit API](#securing-and-proxying-unit-api)
- [Contribution](#contribution)
- [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting)
@@ -796,7 +799,118 @@ Example:
<!-- /section:3 -->
-<!-- section:4 -->
+<!-- /section:4 -->
+
+## Integration with NGINX
+
+### Installing Unit Behind NGINX
+
+Configure NGINX as a static web server and reverse proxy in front of Unit.
+
+NGINX serves static files directly from the filesystem, and the requests to the
+applications are forwarded to Unit.
+
+Create an upstream block in `http` context of NGINX configuration:
+
+```
+upstream unit_backend {
+
+}
+```
+
+Add Unit server IP and port to the upstream block, for example:
+
+```
+upstream unit_backend {
+ server 127.0.0.1:8300;
+}
+```
+
+Create or modify `server` and `location` blocks in `http` context of NGINX
+configuration. Specify static files directory and the name of Unit upstream.
+
+#### Example 1
+
+For PHP applications, all requests with URLs ending in `.php` will be proxied
+to Unit. All other files will be served directly by NGINX:
+
+
+```
+server {
+ location / {
+ root /var/www/static-data;
+ }
+ location ~ \.php$ {
+ proxy_pass http://unit_backend;
+ proxy_set_header Host $host;
+ }
+}
+```
+
+#### Example 2
+
+For the following application, all static files need to be placed in
+`/var/www/files` directory, and referenced by URLs starting with `/static`.
+All other requests will be proxied to Unit:
+
+```
+ server {
+
+ location /static {
+ root /var/www/files;
+ }
+
+ location / {
+ proxy_pass http://unit_backend;
+ proxy_set_header Host $host;
+ }
+}
+
+Refer to NGINX documentation at http://nginx.org/ for more information.
+Commercial support and advanced features are available at
+https://www.nginx.com/
+
+### Securing and Proxying Unit API
+
+By default, Unit API is available through a Unix domain socket. In order for
+the API to be available remotely, configure a reverse proxy with NGINX.
+
+NGINX can provide security, authentication, and access control to the API. It
+is not recommended to expose unsecure Unit API.
+
+Use the following configuration example for NGINX:
+
+```
+server {
+
+ # Configure SSL encryption
+ server 443 ssl;
+ ssl_certificate /path/to/ssl/cert.pem;
+ ssl_certificate_key /path/to/ssl/cert.key;
+
+ # Configure SSL client certificate validation
+ ssl_client_certificate /path/to/ca.pem;
+ ssl_verify_client on;
+
+ # Configure network ACLs
+ #allow 1.2.3.4; # Uncomment and change to the IP addresses and networks
+ # of the administrative systems.
+ deny all;
+
+ # Configure HTTP Basic authentication
+ auth_basic on;
+ auth_basic_user_file /path/to/htpasswd.txt;
+
+ location / {
+ proxy_pass http://unix:/path/to/control.unit.sock
+ }
+}
+
+```
+
+<!-- /section:4 -->
+
+<!-- section:5 -->
## Contribution
@@ -805,12 +919,12 @@ NGINX Unit is released under the Apache 2.0 license.
To contribute changes, either submit them by email to <unit@nginx.org> or
submit a pull request in the https://github.com/nginx/unit repository.
-<!-- /section:4 -->
+<!-- /section:5 -->
-<!-- section:5 -->
+<!-- section:6 -->
## Troubleshooting
**TBD**
-<!-- /section:5 -->
+<!-- /section:6 -->