fingerprint_server_config~

server {
    listen          80 default_server;
 
    root            /home/ubuntu/fingerprints_server/static;

    location / { 
        # try_files attempts to serve a file or folder, until it reaches the fallback at the end
        try_files $uri @backend;
    } 
 
    location @backend {
        # pass anything not matching a static file back to apache
 
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP  $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8080;
      }
}

Nginx at front (serves on 80), passes non static files to apache.

Apache serves on 8080, ideally to localhost only.
 - Change ports.conf
 - Change sites-enabled/000-default