Need help with a flexible configuration for Node and Nginx

• Express

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  Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for node.

  

In Node, your app is the server. By default, it has no understanding of URL's, paths, etc. Putting a web server like nginx in front of it, while recommended, is not required. You use a framework like express to route the requests (URL paths) to your code, and your code can bring in templates if needed. Look at express and it'll start to make sense.

• nginx-proxy

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  Automated nginx proxy for Docker containers using docker-gen

  

I've now got a setup using docker where the reverse proxy configuration is within the container's configuration (using nginx-proxy, which uses docker-gen). That way I just set the host, path, etc. in my container config, deploy, and the nginx servers are re-configured accordingly. No need to worry about ports and IPs then either.

• SurveyJS

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  Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

  

• docker-gen

  7 4,365 8.4 Go

  Generate files from docker container meta-data

  

I've now got a setup using docker where the reverse proxy configuration is within the container's configuration (using nginx-proxy, which uses docker-gen). That way I just set the host, path, etc. in my container config, deploy, and the nginx servers are re-configured accordingly. No need to worry about ports and IPs then either.

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