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.. _vhost_gen_virtual_host_vs_reverse_proxy:
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Virtual host vs Reverse Proxy
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.. note::
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Ensure you have read :ref:`vhost_gen_virtual_host_templates`
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**Table of Contents**
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.. contents:: :local:
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Motivation
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By default, all virtual hosts will simply serve files located in your document root directory within
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your project directory. Sometimes however your *project* is already its own server that will serve
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requests through a listening network port. (e.g. a running NodeJS application).
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This listening port will however only be available inside the PHP container (or any other container)
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you have added to the Devilbox and the webserver is not aware of this.
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For this kind of project you will want to create a reverse proxy which simply forwards the requests
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incoming to the webserver to your application (either to the PHP container to a specific port or
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to any other container you have attached).
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Benefits
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========
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By using the already available web server to reverse proxy requests to your service you will be
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able to have all the current features for you application such as:
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* Have it displayed in the intranet page
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* Have standardized domain names
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* Have valid HTTPS
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Creating a reverse proxy
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Creating a reverse proxy is as simply as copying the ``vhost-gen`` templates to your project
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directory.
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In order to make your life simple there are a few generic docs that get you started and let you
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know more about the theory behind it:
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.. seealso::
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* :ref:`reverse_proxy_with_https`
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* :ref:`reverse_proxy_with_custom_docker`
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If this is too generic you can also have a look at two specific examples to setup fully automated
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Reverse Proxies including autostarting your application on ``docker-compose up``.
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.. seealso::
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* :ref:`example_setup_reverse_proxy_nodejs`
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* :ref:`example_setup_reverse_proxy_sphinx_docs`
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