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 http2;
listen [::]:443 ssl http2;
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;
# Redirect all HTTP requests to HTTPS
if ($scheme = http) {
return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
}
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_http_version 1.1;
proxy_set_header Connection "";
# Invidious main service
location / {
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3000;
}
# Invidious companion service (multiple paths, same backend)
location ~ ^/(latest_version|videoplayback|api/v1/captions|api/manifest/dash/id)/ {
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8282;
}
}