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Reverse Proxy

This guide will help you set up a reverse proxy for the application. A reverse proxy is a server that sits in front of your application and forwards client requests to it.

Traefik

Section titled “Traefik”

  1. Create a new docker network for e.g. proxy:

    Terminal window
    docker network create proxy

  2. Adjust your docker-compose.yml file to include the Traefik service:

    services:
      traefik:
        image: traefik:latest
        container_name: traefik
        ports:
          - "80:80"
          - "8080:8080" # Traefik dashboard
        networks:
          - proxy
        volumes:
          - "/var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock"
    

      slink:
        image: anirdev/slink:latest
         container_name: slink
         restart: always
         environment:
           - ORIGIN=https://your-domain.com
         volumes:
           - ./data/slink/var/data:/app/var/data
           - ./data/slink/images:/app/slink/images
         labels:
           - "traefik.enable=true"
           - "traefik.http.routers.slink.entrypoints=http"
           - "traefik.http.routers.slink.rule=Host(`your-domain.com`)"
           - "traefik.http.middlewares.slink-https-redirect.redirectscheme.scheme=https"
           - "traefik.http.routers.slink.middlewares=slink-https-redirect"
           - "traefik.http.routers.slink-secure.entrypoints=https"
           - "traefik.http.routers.slink-secure.rule=Host(`your-domain.com`)"
           - "traefik.http.routers.slink-secure.tls=true"
           - "traefik.http.routers.slink-secure.service=slink"
           - "traefik.http.services.slink.loadbalancer.server.port=3000"
           - "traefik.docker.network=proxy"
         networks:
           - proxy
    

     networks:
       proxy:
         external: true

  3. Restart your Docker containers.

  4. Open your browser and navigate to http://your-domain.com to access the Slink application.

Nginx Proxy Manager

Section titled “Nginx Proxy Manager”

  1. Create a new docker network for e.g. proxy:

    Terminal window
    docker network create proxy

  2. Adjust your docker-compose.yml file to include the Nginx Proxy Manager service:

     services:
       nginx-proxy-manager:
         image: jc21/nginx-proxy-manager:latest
         container_name: nginx-proxy-manager
         restart: always
         ports:
           - "80:80"
           - "81:81"
         networks:
           - proxy
    

       slink:
         image: anirdev/slink:latest
           container_name: slink
           restart: always
           environment:
             - ORIGIN=https://your-domain.com
           volumes:
             - ./data/slink/var/data:/app/var/data
             - ./data/slink/images:/app/slink/images
           networks:
             - proxy
    

       networks:
         proxy:
           external: true

  3. Restart your Docker containers.

  4. Open your browser and navigate to http://your-domain.com:81 to access the Nginx Proxy Manager dashboard.

  5. Create a new proxy host with the following settings:

    • Domain Names: your-domain.com
    • Scheme: http
    • Forward Hostname / IP: slink
    • Forward Port: 3000
    • Block Common Exploits: true
    • Websockets Support: true
    • SSL: Request a new SSL certificate
    • Force SSL: true

  6. Click on the Save button to create the proxy host.

  7. Open your browser and navigate to https://your-domain.com to access the Slink application.