server { listen 8080; root /usr/share/nginx/html; index index.html; location / { try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html; } # Both containers share host network; api is on localhost:3001. # Trailing slash strips the /api/ prefix before forwarding. location /api/ { proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3001/; proxy_set_header Host $host; proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr; proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for; } }