server { server_name localhost; listen 80; root /usr/share/nginx/html; index index.html index.htm; # API routes - proxy to backend (MUST come before static file rules) location /api/ { proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8000; 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 $scheme; proxy_buffering off; } # Static assets caching (only for frontend assets, not API) location ~* ^/(?!api/).*\.(js|css|png|jpg|jpeg|gif|ico|svg)$ { expires 1y; add_header Cache-Control "public, immutable"; try_files $uri =404; } # Handle React Router - all other routes should serve index.html location / { try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html; } }