# Nginx Routing

> Configuring Nginx reverse proxy routing, load balancers, rate limits, and SSL termination.

- Skill: `lord1egypt/nginx-routing-2` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add lord1egypt/nginx-routing-2`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/lord1egypt/nginx-routing-2/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- License: MIT license
- Author: Lord1Egypt (https://skillmd.com/u/lord1egypt)
- Updated: 2026-09-21
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/lord1egypt/nginx-routing-2

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# Nginx Routing

## Overview
Nginx is a web server that can also be used as a reverse proxy, load balancer, mail proxy and HTTP cache.

## When to Use This Skill
Use to expose Flask or Node.js web services securely on a public server behind a proxy.

## Quick Start (with runnable code examples)

```python
# Simple Nginx configuration block (/etc/nginx/sites-available/default)
server {
    listen 80;
    server_name my-app.domain;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:5000; # Route to local Flask process
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
    }
}
```

## Advanced Usage
Set up SSL encryption via Certbot, configure gzip response compression, and customize upstream load balancing.

## Key References
- [Nginx Official documentation](https://nginx.org/en/docs/)

## Dependencies
- Nginx Web Server