Enhance Nginx configuration: add API proxy settings with increased timeouts and buffering options for file uploads, while updating deployment workflow to include Nginx directory filtering.

Author: navidshad

.github/workflows/deploy-to-ssh-server.yml

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           filters: |
             nginx:
+              - 'nginx/**'
               - 'nginx.Dockerfile'
           list-files: shell
 

nginx/default.conf

@@ -57,7 +57,26 @@ server {
 	proxy_buffers 8 4k;
 	proxy_busy_buffers_size 8k;
 
-	# Proxy to website service
+	# Proxy API requests to website service (which proxies to server)
+	# This should be before the general location / block
+	location /api {
+		proxy_pass http://website:8080;
+		proxy_http_version 1.1;
+		proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
+		proxy_set_header Connection 'upgrade';
+		proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
+
+		# Increase timeouts for file uploads/downloads
+		proxy_connect_timeout 300s;
+		proxy_send_timeout 300s;
+		proxy_read_timeout 300s;
+
+		# Disable buffering for large files
+		proxy_buffering off;
+		proxy_request_buffering off;
+	}
+
+	# Proxy to website service for all other routes
 	location / {
 		proxy_pass http://website:8080;
 		proxy_http_version 1.1;
@@ -66,4 +85,3 @@ server {
 		proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
 	}
 }
-