Of course, my first foray into NGINX can't be straight forward, I've got specific needs that are... not normal, somehow? Been struggling for days setting it up. VPS + Reverse Proxy + SSL (paid, not free) + SSL pass-through + streaming module needed for the pass-through. Kill me now kinda stuff...

I have not been able to find a good guide for my specific use case, so I'm piecing it all together.

Any reverse proxy wizards who can give some pointers out there? Should I just use something else for my use case?

I even ended up compling NGINX from scratch at one point with the streaming module enabled. It worked, but then the directories are all different and the config is still a pain. Realized I'll have to compile and fix it all everytime I want to update, no thanks!

Linux administration has always been a pain in the ass. I'm so thankful for NixOS on my desktop and laptop, it makes things so much easier to deal with on that side.

I'm giving HAproxy a try now. Had It working, sorta. Broke it setting up multiple ports in the config at the end of the day.

Tomorrow is another day to roll around in poor documentation and half-baked AI directions.

If I can ever figure this out, I'll write a guide on how to set this up so people can run a server, clearnet node or relay behind a VPS without all the frustration.