proxy_pass directive in Nginx - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the code to forward requests to the backend server.

Nginx

location /api/ {
    proxy_pass [1];
}

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Alisten 8080

Broot /var/www/html

Cserver_name backend

Dhttp://backend:8080

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using directives like listen or server_name instead of a URL.

Omitting the protocol (http://) in the URL.

The proxy_pass directive sets the address of the backend server to which requests are forwarded.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the code to forward requests to HTTPS backend.

Nginx

location /secure/ {
    proxy_pass [1];
}

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Aftp://backend:443

Bhttp://backend:443

Chttps://backend:443

Dbackend:443

Attempts:

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Common Mistakes

Using http:// instead of https:// for secure backend.

Leaving out the protocol entirely.

To forward requests to a secure backend, use https:// in the proxy_pass URL.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the proxy_pass directive to correctly forward to backend.

Nginx

location /app/ {
    proxy_pass [1];
}

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Ahttp://backend/app/

Bhttp://backend/

Cbackend/app

Dhttp://backend/app

Attempts:

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Common Mistakes

Omitting the trailing slash causes incorrect URI forwarding.

Using relative paths without protocol.

Adding a trailing slash in proxy_pass preserves the URI path correctly when forwarding.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to forward requests and set the Host header correctly.

Nginx

location /service/ {
    proxy_pass [1];
    proxy_set_header Host [2];
}

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Ahttp://backend:9000

B$host

Cbackend

Dhttps://backend:9000

Attempts:

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Common Mistakes

Using https:// without backend support.

Setting Host header to a fixed string instead of $host.

proxy_pass sets the backend URL, and proxy_set_header Host $host; forwards the original Host header.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to forward requests, set Host header, and disable SSL verification.

Nginx

location /api/ {
    proxy_pass [1];
    proxy_set_header Host [2];
    proxy_ssl_verify [3];
}

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Ahttps://backend:8443

B$host

Coff

Don

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Forgetting to disable SSL verification when backend uses self-signed cert.

Setting Host header to a fixed string instead of $host.

Use https:// URL for secure backend, keep original Host header with $host, and disable SSL verification with off.