fix(nginx): Add Docker DNS resolver for Swarm/dynamic service discovery (v2.2.3)

Fixes 502 Bad Gateway on root path in Docker Swarm by adding DNS resolver
  configuration (127.0.0.11) and dynamic DNS resolution for all proxy_pass 
  directives. This ensures nginx resolves backend service IPs on each request 
  rather than caching them at startup.
This commit is contained in:
Paul Nothaft
2026-01-08 18:25:54 +01:00
committed by GitHub
3 changed files with 22 additions and 11 deletions
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
{
"name": "picpeak-backend",
"version": "2.2.2",
"version": "2.2.3",
"description": "Backend for PicPeak event photo sharing platform",
"main": "server.js",
"scripts": {
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@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ server {
root /usr/share/nginx/html;
index index.html;
# Docker DNS resolver for dynamic service discovery (required for Swarm/Compose)
resolver 127.0.0.11 valid=10s ipv6=off;
resolver_timeout 5s;
# Allow larger file uploads (up to 100MB)
client_max_body_size 100M;
client_body_timeout 300s;
@@ -43,7 +47,9 @@ server {
# API proxy
location /api {
proxy_pass http://backend:3000;
# Use variable to force DNS resolution per request (required for Docker Swarm)
set $backend_upstream backend;
proxy_pass http://$backend_upstream:3000;
proxy_http_version 1.1;
proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
proxy_set_header Connection 'upgrade';
@@ -53,7 +59,7 @@ server {
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
proxy_read_timeout 86400;
# Allow larger uploads for API endpoints
client_max_body_size 100M;
client_body_timeout 300s;
@@ -61,13 +67,14 @@ server {
# Photo serving proxy
location /photos {
proxy_pass http://backend:3000;
set $backend_upstream backend;
proxy_pass http://$backend_upstream:3000;
proxy_http_version 1.1;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
# Cache photos
proxy_cache_valid 200 302 1d;
proxy_cache_valid 404 1m;
@@ -75,13 +82,14 @@ server {
# Thumbnail serving proxy
location /thumbnails {
proxy_pass http://backend:3000;
set $backend_upstream backend;
proxy_pass http://$backend_upstream:3000;
proxy_http_version 1.1;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
# Cache thumbnails
proxy_cache_valid 200 302 7d;
proxy_cache_valid 404 1m;
@@ -90,13 +98,14 @@ server {
# Uploads serving proxy (logos, favicons, watermarks)
# ^~ modifier stops regex matching, ensuring uploads are proxied not served locally
location ^~ /uploads {
proxy_pass http://backend:3000;
set $backend_upstream backend;
proxy_pass http://$backend_upstream:3000;
proxy_http_version 1.1;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
# Cache uploads
proxy_cache_valid 200 302 7d;
proxy_cache_valid 404 1m;
@@ -104,7 +113,9 @@ server {
# Delegate root requests to backend for public landing page handling
location = / {
proxy_pass http://backend:3000/;
# Use variable to force DNS resolution per request (required for Docker Swarm)
set $backend_upstream backend;
proxy_pass http://$backend_upstream:3000/;
proxy_http_version 1.1;
proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
proxy_set_header Connection 'upgrade';
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
{
"name": "picpeak-frontend",
"private": true,
"version": "2.2.2",
"version": "2.2.3",
"type": "module",
"scripts": {
"dev": "vite",