server { listen 80; server_name localhost; # Serve the React app root /usr/share/nginx/html; index index.html; # Frontend routes location / { try_files $uri /index.html; } # API routes (proxy to backend) location /api/ { proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3001; # Forward API requests to backend proxy_http_version 1.1; proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade; proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade"; proxy_set_header Host $host; } }