nginx.conf

# Sets the max number of simultaneous connections that can be opened by a worker process
events {
   worker_connections 1024;
}

http {
    # Enable gzip compression
    gzip on;
    gzip_types text/plain text/css application/json application/javascript text/xml application/xml application/xml+rss text/javascript;
   
    server {
        include mime.types;
        default_type application/octet-stream;
        sendfile on;
        keepalive_timeout 65;
        listen 80;

        # Requests to /static/ are served directly from the /static/ directory
        location /static/ {
            alias /static/;
            expires 7d;
        }

        # Configuration for serving media files
        # location /media/ {
        #     alias /home/app/web/mediafiles/;
        # }

        # Handles all other requests
        location / {
            # Forward requests to Django application
            proxy_pass http://django-web:8000;

            # Pass important headers to Django for proper request handling
            proxy_set_header Host $host;                          # Original host header
            proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;             # Client's real IP
            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;  # Chain of IP addresses
            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;          # Original protocol (http/https)
        }
    }
}