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nginx fixes to get us out of 500-land #1255

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31 changes: 15 additions & 16 deletions services/nginx/config/default.conf
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Expand Up @@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ map $uri $is_entity_path {
~^/[A-Za-z_]+:[A-Za-z0-9_.-]+$ 1;
}

# True when request is from a bot AND targets an entity path.
# Bots hitting entity pages get proxied to the API meta endpoint
# for link-preview HTML; everyone else gets the SPA.
map "$is_bot:$is_entity_path" $serve_meta {
default 0;
"1:1" 1;
}

upstream api {
server api:8000;
}
Expand All @@ -36,31 +44,22 @@ server {

server_name _;

# Main location - handle bot detection for entity pages
location / {
root /var/www;
index index.html;

# If it's a bot AND an entity path, proxy to meta endpoint
set $serve_meta 0;
if ($is_bot = 1) {
set $serve_meta "B";
}
if ($is_entity_path = 1) {
set $serve_meta "${serve_meta}E";
}
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;

# Both conditions met - proxy to backend meta endpoint
if ($serve_meta = "BE") {
# Serve link-preview HTML to bots visiting entity pages
if ($serve_meta = 1) {
rewrite ^/(.*)$ /v3/api/meta/$1 break;
proxy_pass http://api;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
}

# Regular users get the SPA
# Everyone else gets the SPA
try_files $uri /index.html;
}

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