NGINX reverse proxy setup with Invidious companion
This is a very basic config, secured with Let's Encrypt. Any log is disabled by default. Do not forget to replace server_name
with your domain.
server {
listen 80;
listen [::]:80;
listen 443 ssl;
listen [::]:443 ssl;
http2 on;
server_name invidious.domain.tld;
access_log off;
error_log /var/log/nginx/error.log crit;
ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/invidious.domain.tld/fullchain.pem;
ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/invidious.domain.tld/privkey.pem;
location / {
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3000;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header Host $host; # so Invidious knows domain
proxy_http_version 1.1; # to keep alive
proxy_set_header Connection ""; # to keep alive
}
location /latest_version {
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8282;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header Host $host; # so Invidious companion knows domain
proxy_http_version 1.1; # to keep alive
proxy_set_header Connection ""; # to keep alive
}
location /api/manifest/dash/id/ {
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8282;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header Host $host; # so Invidious companion knows domain
proxy_http_version 1.1; # to keep alive
proxy_set_header Connection ""; # to keep alive
}
location /videoplayback {
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8282;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header Host $host; # so Invidious companion knows domain
proxy_http_version 1.1; # to keep alive
proxy_set_header Connection ""; # to keep alive
}
if ($https = '') { return 301 https://$host$request_uri; } # if not connected to HTTPS, perma-redirect to HTTPS
}