added nginx access_log; error_log directives for easier debugging vhost errors

added proxy_set_header directives to prevent "ssl_error_rx_record_too_long" added subdomain "gitlab.YOUR_SUBDOMAIN.com" to server_name directive added "YOUR_SERVER_IP" to listen directive

added nginx access_log; error_log directives for easier debugging vhost errors
added proxy_set_header directives to prevent "ssl_error_rx_record_too_long" added subdomain "gitlab.YOUR_SUBDOMAIN.com" to server_name directive added "YOUR_SERVER_IP" to listen directive
Jens-André Koch
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doc/installation.md
@@ -223,12 +223,29 @@ Edit /etc/nginx/nginx.conf. Add next code to **http** section:
     }
  
     server {
-        listen 80;
-        server_name mygitlab.com;
+        listen YOUR_SERVER_IP:80;
+        server_name gitlab.YOUR_SUBDOMAIN.com;
         root /home/gitlab/gitlab/public;
+        
+        # individual nginx logs for this gitlab vhost
+        access_log  /var/log/nginx/gitlab_access.log;
+        error_log   /var/log/nginx/gitlab_error.log;
+        
+        location / {
+        # serve static files from defined root folder;.
+        # @gitlab is a named location for the upstream fallback, see below
         try_files $uri $uri/index.html $uri.html @gitlab;
+        }
  
+        # if a file, which is not found in the root folder is requested, 
+        # then the proxy pass the request to the upsteam (gitlab unicorn)
         location @gitlab {
+          proxy_redirect     off;
+          # you need to change this to "https", if you set "ssl" directive to "on"
+          proxy_set_header   X-FORWARDED_PROTO http;
+          proxy_set_header   Host              gitlab.YOUR_SUBDOMAIN.com:80;
+          proxy_set_header   X-Real-IP         $remote_addr;
+        
           proxy_pass http://gitlab;
         }
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223	223	}
224	224
225	225	server {
226		- listen 80;
227		- server_name mygitlab.com;
	226	+ listen YOUR_SERVER_IP:80;
	227	+ server_name gitlab.YOUR_SUBDOMAIN.com;
228	228	root /home/gitlab/gitlab/public;
	229	+
	230	+ # individual nginx logs for this gitlab vhost
	231	+ access_log /var/log/nginx/gitlab_access.log;
	232	+ error_log /var/log/nginx/gitlab_error.log;
	233	+
	234	+ location / {
	235	+ # serve static files from defined root folder;.
	236	+ # @gitlab is a named location for the upstream fallback, see below
229	237	try_files $uri $uri/index.html $uri.html @gitlab;
	238	+ }
230	239
	240	+ # if a file, which is not found in the root folder is requested,
	241	+ # then the proxy pass the request to the upsteam (gitlab unicorn)
231	242	location @gitlab {
	243	+ proxy_redirect off;
	244	+ # you need to change this to "https", if you set "ssl" directive to "on"
	245	+ proxy_set_header X-FORWARDED_PROTO http;
	246	+ proxy_set_header Host gitlab.YOUR_SUBDOMAIN.com:80;
	247	+ proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
	248	+
232	249	proxy_pass http://gitlab;
233	250	}
234	251
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