Nginx Setup

1

Prerequisites

• Ubuntu/Debian server with root access

• Domain pointing to server

• AegisPaste running on port 3000 (Optional)

2

Install Nginx

sudo apt update
sudo apt install nginx
sudo systemctl enable --now nginx

3

SSL Certificate (Let’s Encrypt)

sudo apt install certbot python3-certbot-nginx
sudo certbot --nginx -d your-domain.com

Replace your-domain.com with your actual domain.

4

Nginx Config

Create the config file:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/aegispaste

Example basic setup:

/etc/nginx/sites-available/aegispaste

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name paste.example.com;
    return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    server_name paste.example.com;

    ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/paste.example.com/fullchain.pem;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/paste.example.com/privkey.pem;

    # Security headers
    add_header X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN";
    add_header X-Content-Type-Options "nosniff";
    add_header X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block";
    add_header Referrer-Policy "strict-origin-when-cross-origin";

    # API routes
    location /api {
        proxy_pass http://localhost:3000;
        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;
    }

    # Static assets with caching
    location /_next/static {
        proxy_pass http://localhost:3000;
        expires 1y;
        add_header Cache-Control "public, immutable";
    }

    # Next.js assets
    location /_next {
        proxy_pass http://localhost:3000;
        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;
    }

    # Main application
    location / {
        proxy_pass http://localhost:3000;
        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;
    }
}

Make sure to change paste.example.com and 3000 if you are using a different domain or port.

Enable the site and restart Nginx:

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/aegispaste /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
sudo nginx -t
sudo systemctl restart nginx

5

Firewall

sudo ufw allow 'Nginx Full'
sudo ufw status

6

Run AegisPaste

cd /path/to/aegispaste
npm install
npm start

7

Test

• Visit https://paste.example.com

• Create a paste