In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Redbird on Alpine Linux latest version. Redbird is a reverse proxy for Node.js that is designed to manage multiple domains and virtual hosts efficiently.
Before starting with the installation, you need to ensure that the following prerequisites are met:
The first step is to use NPM to download and install the Redbird package. Follow the steps below:
npm install redbird --save
Next, we will create a configuration file to define the virtual hosts and domains that Redbird will serve. Create a new file and name it redbird.js. Use the following code as an example:
const proxy = require('redbird')({
port: 80,
xfwd: true,
letsencrypt: {
path: __dirname + '/certs',
production: true
}
});
proxy.register('example.com', 'http://localhost:3000');
In this example, we are listening on port 80, enabling the xfwd option to forward the client IP address, and configuring the letsencrypt option to handle SSL/TLS certificate generation and management. Finally, we are registering the virtual host example.com to point to the local Node.js server running on port 3000.
After creating the configuration file, we can start Redbird by running the command below:
sudo node redbird.js
If everything has been set up correctly, Redbird should start serving the virtual host and forwarding traffic to the defined Node.js server.
In this tutorial, you have learned how to install and configure Redbird on Alpine Linux. Redbird is a powerful reverse proxy for Node.js that can be used to efficiently manage virtual hosts and domains on a server.
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