user nginx; worker_processes 1; events { worker_connections 1024; } http { default_type application/octet-stream; server { listen 80; # Define MIME type types { text/html html htm shtml; } # Health check location at a secret path location /secret-health-path { # This could be a simple return or proxy to an actual health check endpoint add_header Content-Type text/plain; return 200 'Healthy'; } location / { # Use the placeholders for the proxy pass proxy_pass ${PROTOCOL}://${BACKEND_ADDRESS}:${BACKEND_PORT}; proxy_http_version 1.1; proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade; proxy_set_header Connection "Upgrade"; proxy_set_header Host $host; proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr; proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for; proxy_set_header Accept-Encoding ""; proxy_buffering off; proxy_ssl_verify off; # Skip SSL verification, be cautious } } }