Step 1: Create a regular reverse proxy using express and http-proxy-middleware:
const proxy = require('http-proxy-middleware');
const express = require('express');
const options = {
target: 'http://target.domain.com:1080',
changeOrigin: true
};
const proxyServer = proxy(options);
const app = express();
app.use('/api', (req, res, next) => {
console.log('Request proxied...');
next();
}, proxyServer);
app.listen(8080, () => {
console.log('Server started...');
});
Step 2: Add proxy property to package.json:
{
...
"proxy": "http://localhost:8080"
...
}
That's it. Honestly, it's that simple! Any requests to a path starting with /api will now go through the reverse proxy. 🎉
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