nginx-controller.conf.erb

# upstream servers are assumed to be local
upstream api_server {
    server 127.0.0.1:8000 fail_timeout=0;
}

server {
    listen <%= @http_port %> default_server;
    server_name localhost;

    location /static {
        root <%= @server_root %>;
    }

    location / {
        # checks for static file, if not found proxy to app
        try_files $uri @proxy_to_api;
    }

    location @proxy_to_api {
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
        proxy_redirect off;
        proxy_buffering off;

        # TODO: decrease upstream timeout when
        # better status polling is in place
        proxy_read_timeout 600;

        proxy_pass   http://api_server;
    }
    
    # serve up application slugs from build system
    location /slugs/ {
    	autoindex on;
    	alias <%= @slug_root %>/;
    }

    error_page 500 502 503 504 /500.html;
    location = /500.html {
        root <%= @server_root %>/static;
    }
}