Nginx Configuration Example

Use the following example to configure Nginx as a your web server.

## rate limiter for certain pages to prevent brute force attacks
limit_req_zone  $binary_remote_addr  zone=dl_limit:10m   rate=1r/s;

## custom log format
log_format log_custom '$remote_addr - $remote_user [$time_local] '
                      '"$request" $status $body_bytes_sent '
                      '"$http_referer" "$http_user_agent" '
                      '$request_time $upstream_response_time $pipe';

## define upstream (local RhodeCode instance) to connect to
upstream rc {
    # Url to running RhodeCode instance.
    # This is shown as `- URL:` in output from rccontrol status.
    server 127.0.0.1:10002;

    # add more instances for load balancing
    # server 127.0.0.1:10003;
    # server 127.0.0.1:10004;
}

## HTTP to HTTPS rewrite
server {
    listen          80;
    server_name     rhodecode.myserver.com;

    if ($http_host = rhodecode.myserver.com) {
        rewrite  (.*)  https://rhodecode.myserver.com$1 permanent;
    }
}

## Optional gist alias server, for serving nicer GIST urls.
server {
    listen          443;
    server_name     gist.myserver.com;
    access_log      /var/log/nginx/gist.access.log log_custom;
    error_log       /var/log/nginx/gist.error.log;

    ssl on;
    ssl_certificate     gist.rhodecode.myserver.com.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key gist.rhodecode.myserver.com.key;

    ssl_session_timeout 5m;

    ssl_protocols TLSv1 TLSv1.1 TLSv1.2;
    ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on;
    ssl_ciphers 'ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:DHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:DHE-DSS-AES128-GCM-SHA256:kEDH+AESGCM:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA:DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA:DHE-DSS-AES128-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA256:DHE-DSS-AES256-SHA:DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:AES128-GCM-SHA256:AES256-GCM-SHA384:AES128-SHA256:AES256-SHA256:AES128-SHA:AES256-SHA:AES:CAMELLIA:DES-CBC3-SHA:!aNULL:!eNULL:!EXPORT:!DES:!RC4:!MD5:!PSK:!aECDH:!EDH-DSS-DES-CBC3-SHA:!EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA:!KRB5-DES-CBC3-SHA';

    # strict http prevents from https -> http downgrade
    add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=31536000; includeSubdomains;";

    # Diffie-Hellman parameter for DHE ciphersuites, recommended 2048 bits
    #ssl_dhparam /etc/nginx/ssl/dhparam.pem;

    rewrite ^/(.+)$ https://rhodecode.myserver.com/_admin/gists/$1;
    rewrite (.*)    https://rhodecode.myserver.com/_admin/gists;
}


## MAIN SSL enabled server
server {
    listen       443 ssl;
    server_name  rhodecode.myserver.com;

    access_log   /var/log/nginx/rhodecode.access.log log_custom;
    error_log    /var/log/nginx/rhodecode.error.log;

    ssl on;
    ssl_certificate     rhodecode.myserver.com.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key rhodecode.myserver.com.key;

    ssl_session_timeout 5m;

    ssl_protocols TLSv1 TLSv1.1 TLSv1.2;
    ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on;
    ssl_ciphers 'ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:DHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:DHE-DSS-AES128-GCM-SHA256:kEDH+AESGCM:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA:DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA:DHE-DSS-AES128-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA256:DHE-DSS-AES256-SHA:DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:AES128-GCM-SHA256:AES256-GCM-SHA384:AES128-SHA256:AES256-SHA256:AES128-SHA:AES256-SHA:AES:CAMELLIA:DES-CBC3-SHA:!aNULL:!eNULL:!EXPORT:!DES:!RC4:!MD5:!PSK:!aECDH:!EDH-DSS-DES-CBC3-SHA:!EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA:!KRB5-DES-CBC3-SHA';

    # Diffie-Hellman parameter for DHE ciphersuites, recommended 2048 bits
    #ssl_dhparam /etc/nginx/ssl/dhparam.pem;

    include     /etc/nginx/proxy.conf;

    ## serve static files by Nginx, recommended for performance
    # location /_static/rhodecode {
    #    alias /path/to/.rccontrol/enterprise-1/static;
    # }

    ## channelstream websocket handling
    location /_channelstream {
        rewrite /_channelstream/(.*) /$1 break;

        proxy_pass                  http://127.0.0.1:9800;

        proxy_connect_timeout        10;
        proxy_send_timeout           10m;
        proxy_read_timeout           10m;
        tcp_nodelay                  off;
        proxy_set_header             Host $host;
        proxy_set_header             X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header             X-Url-Scheme $scheme;
        proxy_set_header             X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
        proxy_set_header             X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        gzip                         off;
        proxy_http_version           1.1;
        proxy_set_header Upgrade     $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header Connection  "upgrade";
    }

    location /_admin/login {
        ## rate limit this endpoint
        limit_req  zone=dl_limit  burst=10  nodelay;
        try_files $uri @rhode;
    }

    location / {
        try_files $uri @rhode;
    }

    location @rhode {
        proxy_pass      http://rc;
    }

    ## custom 502 error page. Will be displayed while RhodeCode server
    ## is turned off
    error_page 502 /502.html;
    location = /502.html {
       root  /path/to/.rccontrol/enterprise-1/static;
    }
}