Forwarded to devs NGINX cache not working with phusion and node.js

[Arshad Vayani]

Hi,

I was trying to post this in the report section but it looks like I don't have permission to post there. So here is the bug I have found:

Username: Arshad Vayani

TITLE

NGINX cache not working with Phusion and node.js

PRODUCT, VERSION, OPERATING SYSTEM, ARCHITECTURE

nginx, Phusion passenger, node.js, Ubuntu 18.04, Plesk 18.0.32

PROBLEM DESCRIPTION

I have installed a node.js app on my Plesk server and was trying to run in Nginx only mode.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

Install a node.js app with Phusion passenger enabled and turn off apache

ACTUAL RESULT

nginx.conf is missing required directives to make Nginx cache work in Nginx only mode.

EXPECTED RESULT

nginx cache should work with Nginx only mode

ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

I have compared nginx.conf with apache active and inactive and I have found that certain directives are missing. For example, proxy_cache_path is missing and cache related directives in location / block are missing. I am attaching nginx.conf file with apache on and off so please take a look at it. I have omitted the IP address and URL of my website.

YOUR EXPECTATIONS FROM PLESK SERVICE TEAM

Confirm bug

 

[IgorG]

PRODUCT, VERSION, OPERATING SYSTEM, ARCHITECTURE

nginx, Phusion passenger, node.js, Ubuntu

Please specify Plesk and OS exact versions.

 

[Arshad Vayani]

Ubuntu 18.03 and Plesk 18.0.32.

 

[IgorG]

Nginx only supports proxy caching and FastCGI caching. None of these however applicable to Nginx+Passenger case.
The only option, for now, to use Nginx caching in conjunction with passenger app is to enable two hosts: one for Passenger app itself, and another acting as a reverse proxy for the first one.

Related request: Add Passenger NGINX Cache Directives · Issue #1786 · phusion/passenger