Reverse-proxy a backend

Web & Deploy · pro · live throwaway Linux box · 3 tiered hints

A backend listens on 127.0.0.1:5000 and returns "BACKEND". Configure nginx so http://127.0.0.1/ (port 80) proxies to it and returns the same body.

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