app/.docker/production/nginx.conf

server {
    listen 80 default_server;
    listen [::]:80 default_server;
    server_name _;

    # Logging
    access_log /var/log/nginx/access.log;
    error_log /var/log/nginx/error.log;

    # =========================================
    # Frontend Static Assets (served directly by nginx) - MUST BE FIRST
    # =========================================
    # Use ^~ to prevent regex locations from matching
    location ^~ /assets/ {
        alias /var/www/frontend/build/client/assets/;
        expires 1y;
        add_header Cache-Control "public, immutable";
        access_log off;
    }

    # =========================================
    # Backend API Routes (Laravel)
    # =========================================
    root /var/www/backend/public;
    index index.php index.html;

    location ~ ^/(api|sanctum)/ {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;

        location ~ \.php$ {
            fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
            fastcgi_index index.php;
            fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
            include fastcgi_params;

            # Laravel-specific settings
            fastcgi_param HTTP_PROXY "";
            fastcgi_read_timeout 300;
            fastcgi_buffer_size 128k;
            fastcgi_buffers 256 16k;
            fastcgi_busy_buffers_size 256k;
            fastcgi_temp_file_write_size 256k;
        }
    }

    # Handle API routes that don't map to files
    location ~ ^/(api|sanctum) {
        try_files $uri /index.php?$query_string;
    }

    # PHP file handler for backend
    location ~ \.php$ {
        fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
        fastcgi_index index.php;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        include fastcgi_params;
    }

    # =========================================
    # Frontend Routes (React Router via Node.js)
    # =========================================
    location / {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3000;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;

        # Standard proxy headers
        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;

        # WebSocket support (for React Router HMR if needed)
        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";

        # Timeouts
        proxy_connect_timeout 60s;
        proxy_send_timeout 60s;
        proxy_read_timeout 60s;
    }

    # =========================================
    # Security & Performance
    # =========================================

    # Deny access to hidden files
    location ~ /\. {
        deny all;
        access_log off;
        log_not_found off;
    }

    # Disable logging for favicon and robots.txt
    location = /favicon.ico {
        access_log off;
        log_not_found off;
    }

    location = /robots.txt {
        access_log off;
        log_not_found off;
    }

    # Cache static assets
    location ~* \.(jpg|jpeg|png|gif|ico|css|js|svg|woff|woff2|ttf|eot)$ {
        expires 30d;
        add_header Cache-Control "public, immutable";
    }
}