Setup multiple apps on one domain
Hi everyone,
I'm looking for some advice on how to set up multiple apps using my registered domain. I've just set up a NextCloud instance which seems to be working well which is currently pointing to mydomain.net although I will be changing it to nextcloud.mydomain.net.
Is it possible to add other apps such as PiHole, Simplelogin, BitWarden & VPN's etc using subdomains? I've read that I may need to setup a reverse proxy, but I'm not sure where to start with this.
If anyone has any hints, tips or can point me towards a useful source I'll be greatfull!
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jhartman
Linode Staff
That's correct, an NGINX Reverse Proxy will likely be your best bet. Although your exact configuration will vary, at it's most basic you can create your config file /etc/nginx/conf.d/$FILENAME.conf like this:
server {
listen 80;
listen [::]:80;
server_name nextcloud.mydomain.net;
location / {
proxy_pass http://localhost:9000/;
}
}
server {
listen 80;
listen [::]:80;
server_name prometheus.mydomain.net;
location / {
proxy_pass http://localhost:9090/;
}
}
Adding new server blocks for each subdomain that you need to proxy to $IPADDRESS:$PORT. As far as I'm aware, you can also split this up into individual $APPLICATION.conf files as long as the pathing/name of the file is correct.
You can then use Certbot to create SSL certs to enable HTTPS/secured connections to your applications.