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Configure Nginx as a Reverse Proxy

Nginx will forward all public HTTP traffic to the FastAPI app running on port 8000.

Edit the Default Site Configuration​

nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/default

Replace the contents with:

/etc/nginx/sites-available/default
server {
    listen 80;
    server_name your_server_ip_or_domain;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8000;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
    }
}

Replace your_server_ip_or_domain with the actual IP address or domain name of your server.

Validate and Reload Nginx​

sudo nginx -t
sudo systemctl reload nginx

If nginx -t reports syntax is ok and test is successful, the configuration is valid and Nginx is now proxying requests to the Audit API.

Setting up HTTPS

For production environments, it is strongly recommended to configure HTTPS using Let's Encrypt:

sudo apt install certbot python3-certbot-nginx
sudo certbot --nginx -d your_domain.com

Deployment Complete ✅​

Your Audit API is now fully deployed and accessible. Proceed to configure your DHIS2 instance to work with Audit Vision: