server { listen 80; server_name localhost; # Serve the React app (static files) location / { root /var/www/html; # React build output directory try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html; # Ensure React routing works properly with single-page app } # Proxy API requests to Laravel (assuming Laravel is running on port 9000) location /api/ { proxy_pass http://laravel-app:9000; # Laravel service name from Docker Compose 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 $scheme; } # Optionally, handle assets like images or other media files location ~* \.(jpg|jpeg|png|gif|ico|css|js|pdf|txt|xml)$ { expires 365d; } # Handle other static files location /static/ { root /var/www/html; # React static files } # Prevent caching for the Laravel dynamic content location ~ \.php$ { fastcgi_pass laravel-app:9000; # Forward PHP requests to the Laravel app fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME /var/www/html/public$fastcgi_script_name; include fastcgi_params; } }