server { listen 80; root /usr/share/nginx/html; index index.html; # React Router — serve index.html for all non-asset paths location / { try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html; } # Proxy API calls to the backend location /api { proxy_pass http://server:3000; proxy_set_header Host $host; proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr; proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for; } }