Nginx – Redirecting nginx to another internal port not working

The type of proxy you are trying to set up is called a reverse proxy. A quick search for reverse proxy nginx got me this page:

http://intranation.com/entries/2008/09/using-nginx-reverse-proxy/

In addition to adding some useful features like an X-Forwarded-For header (which will give your app visibility into the actual source IP), it specifically does:

proxy_redirect off

Good luck! :)

I'm assuming that nginx is not the server listening on port 5010 as well as 80, correct? Something else is listening on 5010 and you wish to have nginx proxy to that server?

If that's the case, here's a nice sample config I've used in the past with success:

server {
        listen       80;
        server_name  <YOUR_HOSTNAME>;
        location / {
            proxy_pass         http://127.0.0.1:5010/;
            proxy_redirect     off;

            proxy_set_header   Host             $host;
            proxy_set_header   X-Real-IP        $remote_addr;
            proxy_set_header   X-Forwarded-For  $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;

            client_max_body_size       10m;
            client_body_buffer_size    128k;

            proxy_connect_timeout      90;
            proxy_send_timeout         90;
            proxy_read_timeout         90;

            proxy_buffer_size          4k;
            proxy_buffers              4 32k;
            proxy_busy_buffers_size    64k;
            proxy_temp_file_write_size 64k;
        }
}

I believe that should accomplish what you're seeking. Good luck!