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+# Nginx Integration
+
+This document explains how nginx is integrated into the frontend to serve the React SPA and proxy API requests to the FastAPI backend.
+
+## Overview
+
+The frontend uses a multi-stage Docker build:
+
+1. **Build stage**: Bun compiles the React app with Vite → static files in `dist/`
+2. **Runtime stage**: nginx serves those static files and proxies `/api` to the backend
+
+```
+┌─────────────┐     ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐     ┌──────────┐
+│   Browser   │────▶│  nginx (frontend container :80)        │────▶│ Backend  │
+│             │     │  • /       → static files (SPA)         │     │ :8000    │
+│             │     │  • /api/*  → proxy to backend           │     │          │
+└─────────────┘     └──────────────────────────────────────┘     └──────────┘
+```
+
+## Files Involved
+
+| File | Purpose |
+|------|---------|
+| `frontend/nginx.conf` | nginx server block (static + proxy rules) |
+| `frontend/Dockerfile` | Multi-stage build: Bun → nginx |
+
+## nginx Configuration
+
+### Static file serving
+
+```nginx
+root /usr/share/nginx/html;
+index index.html;
+
+location / {
+    try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;
+}
+```
+
+- **root**: Vite build output is copied to `/usr/share/nginx/html` in the container
+- **try_files**: For client-side routing (React Router), any non-file path falls back to `index.html` so the SPA handles the route
+
+### API proxy
+
+```nginx
+location /api {
+    rewrite ^/api/?(.*) /$1 break;
+    proxy_pass http://backend:8000;
+    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;
+}
+```
+
+| Directive | Purpose |
+|-----------|---------|
+| `rewrite ^/api/?(.*) /$1 break` | Strips `/api` prefix. `/api/health` → `/health`, `/api` → `/` |
+| `proxy_pass http://backend:8000` | Forwards to the backend service on the Docker network |
+| `proxy_set_header Host` | Preserves the original Host header |
+| `proxy_set_header X-Real-IP` | Passes client IP for logging/rate-limiting |
+| `proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For` | Chain of proxies for debugging |
+| `proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto` | Original scheme (http/https) for redirects |
+
+### Gzip
+
+```nginx
+gzip on;
+gzip_types text/plain text/css application/json application/javascript text/xml application/xml;
+```
+
+Compresses responses to reduce transfer size.
+
+## Docker Integration
+
+### Dockerfile
+
+```dockerfile
+FROM nginx:alpine AS runtime
+
+COPY --from=builder /app/dist /usr/share/nginx/html
+COPY nginx.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
+
+EXPOSE 80
+
+CMD ["nginx", "-g", "daemon off;"]
+```
+
+- Static files from the build stage go to `/usr/share/nginx/html`
+- `nginx.conf` replaces the default server config in `/etc/nginx/conf.d/`
+- `daemon off` keeps nginx in the foreground for Docker
+
+### Service discovery
+
+The backend is reached as `http://backend:8000` via Docker Compose service name. Both services share `dokploy-network`, so nginx can resolve and connect to the backend.
+
+## Frontend API usage
+
+The React app uses relative URLs so it works in dev and production:
+
+```typescript
+const API_BASE = '/api'
+
+fetch(`${API_BASE}/health`)  // → /api/health → nginx → backend:8000/health
+```
+
+- **Development**: Vite dev server proxies `/api` to `localhost:8000`
+- **Production**: nginx proxies `/api` to `backend:8000`
+
+Same code path, different proxy layer.
+
+## Request flow examples
+
+| Browser request | nginx action | Backend receives |
+|----------------|---------------|------------------|
+| `GET /` | Serve `index.html` | — |
+| `GET /assets/index-xxx.js` | Serve static file | — |
+| `GET /dashboard` | Serve `index.html` (SPA route) | — |
+| `GET /api/health` | Proxy to backend | `GET /health` |
+| `GET /api` | Proxy to backend | `GET /` |
+
+## Customization
+
+- **Backend host/port**: Change `proxy_pass http://backend:8000` if the backend service name or port changes
+- **API prefix**: To use a different prefix (e.g. `/v1`), update both `nginx.conf` and `src/lib/api.ts`
+- **Static caching**: Add `expires` or `add_header Cache-Control` in the `location /` block for stronger caching
+