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## Nginx Configuration
The CMS is designed to run behind an nginx reverse proxy. Below is a reference configuration covering SSL termination, WebSocket upgrade, proxy caching, and the Habbo imager integration.
### Prerequisites
- SSL certificates in `/etc/ssl/cert.pem` and `/etc/ssl/key.pem` (or use Let's Encrypt)
- Next.js running on `127.0.0.1:3000` (default) or your configured port
- Habbo imager (optional) running on `127.0.0.1:3030`
### Reference Configuration
Create a file in `/etc/nginx/sites-available/epicnext` and symlink it to `sites-enabled`:
```nginx
# ==========================================
# GLOBAL SETTINGS
# ==========================================
server_tokens off;
gzip on;
gzip_vary on;
gzip_proxied off;
gzip_comp_level 6;
gzip_min_length 256;
gzip_types text/plain text/css text/javascript application/json
application/javascript application/xml application/xml+rss
image/svg+xml font/opentype font/ttf font/woff font/woff2;
# ==========================================
# REDIRECT HTTP → HTTPS
# ==========================================
server {
listen 80;
listen [::]:80;
server_name yourdomain.com www.yourdomain.com;
location /.well-known/acme-challenge/ {
root /var/www/epicnext/public;
}
location / {
return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
}
}
# ==========================================
# MAIN HTTPS SERVER
# ==========================================
server {
listen 443 ssl;
listen [::]:443 ssl;
http2 on;
server_name yourdomain.com www.yourdomain.com;
root /var/www/epicnext/public;
index index.html;
# SSL Certificates
ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/cert.pem;
ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/key.pem;
ssl_protocols TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3;
ssl_prefer_server_ciphers off;
ssl_session_cache shared:SSL:10m;
ssl_session_timeout 1d;
ssl_session_tickets off;
# Security Headers
add_header X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN" always;
add_header X-Content-Type-Options "nosniff" always;
add_header Referrer-Policy "strict-origin-when-cross-origin" always;
add_header Permissions-Policy "camera=(), microphone=(), geolocation=()" always;
add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains" always;
client_max_body_size 20m;
client_body_timeout 30s;
client_header_timeout 10s;
keepalive_timeout 15s;
send_timeout 10s;
# Shared Proxy Settings
proxy_http_version 1.1;
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;
proxy_buffers 16 16k;
proxy_buffer_size 32k;
# ------------------------------------------
# Static Files
# ------------------------------------------
location ^~ /nitro-client/ {
alias /var/www/Nitro-V3/dist/;
expires 7d;
add_header Cache-Control "public";
access_log off;
}
location = /favicon.ico { expires 1y; access_log off; log_not_found off; try_files $uri =404; }
location = /robots.txt { expires 1d; access_log off; log_not_found off; try_files $uri =404; }
# ------------------------------------------
# Next.js Assets (immutable, long cache)
# ------------------------------------------
location /_next/static/ {
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3000;
add_header Cache-Control "public, max-age=31536000, immutable";
}
location /_next/data/ {
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3000;
add_header Cache-Control "public, max-age=0, must-revalidate";
}
# ------------------------------------------
# API Routes (never cached)
# ------------------------------------------
location /api/ {
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3000;
add_header Cache-Control "no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate";
}
# ------------------------------------------
# Habbo Imager (optional)
# ------------------------------------------
# Proxies to a Docker container that renders Habbo avatars.
# The imager caches renders to disk, so a long s-maxage is safe.
location /imaging {
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3030;
add_header Cache-Control "public, max-age=3600, s-maxage=86400, stale-while-revalidate=86400" always;
}
# ------------------------------------------
# WebSocket (Radio / SSE)
# ------------------------------------------
location /ws {
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3030;
proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
proxy_read_timeout 86400;
}
# ------------------------------------------
# Main Page Proxy (with HTML caching)
# ------------------------------------------
# The CMS middleware sets:
# Cache-Control: public, s-maxage=300, stale-while-revalidate=300 (anonymous)
# Cache-Control: private, no-store (authenticated)
#
# nginx caches anonymous responses and serves them directly, bypassing
# the Node.js process entirely. Authenticated responses are never cached.
#
# proxy_cache_valid: cache 200 responses for 60 seconds
# proxy_ignore_headers Vary: Next.js emits many Vary headers (rsc,
# next-router-*, Accept-Encoding) that would fragment the cache key.
location / {
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3000;
proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
proxy_set_header CF-Connecting-IP $http_cf_connecting_ip;
proxy_http_version 1.1;
proxy_buffering on;
proxy_cache html_cache;
proxy_cache_valid 200 60s;
proxy_cache_key "$host$request_uri";
proxy_ignore_headers Vary;
proxy_cache_use_stale error timeout updating http_500 http_502 http_503 http_504;
proxy_cache_background_update on;
proxy_cache_revalidate on;
add_header X-Cache-Status $upstream_cache_status always;
}
# ------------------------------------------
# Health Check
# ------------------------------------------
location /health {
access_log off;
return 200 "OK";
add_header Content-Type text/plain;
}
# Block hidden files
location ~ /(\.|vendor|storage/logs/|\.(sql|sqlite|sqlite3)$) {
deny all;
access_log off;
log_not_found off;
}
}
```
### HTML Caching
The CMS uses an **origin-level proxy cache** for anonymous HTML pages. This means:
- **Anonymous visitors** receive cached HTML directly from nginx (~1ms), skipping the Node.js process entirely.
- **Authenticated visitors** always hit Node.js (personalized content).
- The cache is **auto-invalidated** after 60 seconds and revalidates in the background.
The proxy cache zone is defined in the `http` block (above any `server` block):
```nginx
proxy_cache_path /var/cache/nginx/html_cache levels=1:2 keys_zone=html_cache:50m max_size=500m inactive=10m use_temp_path=off;
```
Verify caching works by checking the `X-Cache-Status` response header:
```bash
# First request (MISS = fetched from Node.js, now cached)
curl -sI https://yourdomain.com/ | grep X-Cache-Status
# → X-Cache-Status: MISS
# Second request (HIT = served from nginx cache)
curl -sI https://yourdomain.com/ | grep X-Cache-Status
# → X-Cache-Status: HIT
```
### Key Points
| Setting | Value | Why |
| ------- | ----- | --- |
| `proxy_http_version 1.1` | HTTP/1.1 to upstream | Required for keep-alive and chunked transfer |
| `proxy_buffering on` | Buffer upstream response | Required for proxy_cache to work with chunked responses |
| `proxy_ignore_headers Vary` | Ignore upstream Vary | Next.js emits dynamic Vary headers (rsc, next-router-*) that would fragment the cache |
| `proxy_cache_valid 200 60s` | Cache 200s for 60s | Balances freshness with performance |
| `proxy_cache_use_stale` | Serve stale on error | Keeps the site available during brief upstream outages |
---
## Production Deployment (PM2)
```bash