Connect to a Plesk server via SSH.

Install the nginx reverse proxy component using the following command:

# plesk installer --select-release-current --install-component nginx

Manage nginx reverse proxy:

• To check the current status of nginx reverse proxy:

  # /usr/local/psa/admin/sbin/nginxmng --status

• To enable the nginx reverse proxy service, run:

  # /usr/local/psa/admin/sbin/nginxmng --enable

• To disable the nginx reverse proxy service, run:

  # /usr/local/psa/admin/sbin/nginxmng --disable

  
  

  If the Node.js and the application are configured via Plesk, as per this article: How to run Node.js application via Plesk, no further configuration is required. Nginx will act as a proxy serving HTTPS requests to the application on port 443.

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  In case Node.js/application is configured manually

  1. Log into Plesk

  2. Uncheck Proxy mode option at Domain > example.com > Apache and Nginx Settings.
     

  3. Configure Nginx to forward all HTTPS requests made to the app domain URL to the port in which Node.js app is listening (in this example port 5500), adding the following additional directive below at Domains > example.com > Apache & Nginx Settings > Additional Nginx directives

  location / {
  proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
  proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
  proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:5500;
  }

  location / {

  proxy_pass http://server_IP:3000;

  proxy_redirect off;

  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-Host $server_name;

  }