location /websocket { # Pass request to the upstream alias proxy_pass http://daphne; # Require http version 1.1 to allow for upgrade requests proxy_http_version 1.1; # We want proxy_buffering off for proxying to websockets. proxy_buffering off; # http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Forwarded-For proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for; # enable this if you use HTTPS: proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto https; # pass the Host: header from the client for the sake of redirects proxy_set_header Host $http_host; # We've set the Host header, so we don't need Nginx to muddle # about with redirects proxy_redirect off; # Depending on the request value, set the Upgrade and # connection headers proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade; proxy_set_header Connection $connection_upgrade; }