Redbird is a powerful reverse proxy that is used to route incoming HTTP and HTTPS traffic to different servers based on the requested hostname and URL path. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Redbird on MXLinux Latest using the command line.
Before you begin, you will need the following:
Redbird is built on top of Node.js, so you will need to install it first. Run the following command in your terminal emulator to install Node.js:
sudo apt-get install nodejs
If the installation is successful, you should be able to check the installed version:
node -v
Once Node.js is installed, you can install Redbird by running the following command:
sudo npm install -g redbird
The "-g" flag is used to install Redbird globally, which means it will be available to all users on the system.
To configure the reverse proxy, create a new file called "redbird.js" in a directory of your choice. In this example, we will create the file in the home directory:
nano ~/redbird.js
Paste the following code into the file:
const proxy = require('redbird')({
port: 80,
letsencrypt: {
path: __dirname + '/certs',
port: 9999,
email: 'youremail@example.com',
production: true
}
});
proxy.register('example.com', 'http://localhost:3000');
proxy.register('sub.example.com', 'http://localhost:4000');
This code sets up a reverse proxy on port 80 and registers two virtual hosts: "example.com" and "sub.example.com". When a request comes in for one of these domains, the reverse proxy will route the traffic to the appropriate server running on your machine.
Save the file by pressing "Ctrl + O" and exit the editor by pressing "Ctrl + X.
To start the reverse proxy, run the following command:
sudo node ~/redbird.js
You should see output similar to the following:
Registered example.com -> http://localhost:3000/
Registered sub.example.com -> http://localhost:4000/
Listening on http://0.0.0.0:80/
You can now test the setup by opening a web browser and visiting "http://example.com" or "http://sub.example.com". Both should point to their respective servers.
Now you have successfully installed Redbird on MXLinux latest and configured a reverse proxy to route incoming traffic to different servers based on the requested hostname and URL path. You can expand the configuration by adding more virtual hosts or modifying the existing ones.
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