> To ensure the connection between you and your server is encrypted view our guide on [securing your setup](../security/ssl.md)
### Nginx Reverse Proxy
Nginx is for reverse proxy. Below is a virtual host example that works with code-server. Please also pass --allow-http. You can also use certbot by EFF to get a ssl certificates for free.
Below is a virtual host example that works with code-server. Please also pass `--allow-http` and `--trust-proxy` to code-server to allow the proxy to connect. You can also use Let's Encrypt to get a SSL certificates for free.
```
server {
listen 80;
listen [::]:80;
server_name code.example.com code.example.org;
location / {
proxy_pass http://localhost:8443/;
proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
proxy_set_header Connection upgrade;
proxy_set_header Accept-Encoding gzip;
}
}
location / {
proxy_pass http://localhost:8443/;
proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
proxy_set_header Connection upgrade;
proxy_set_header Accept-Encoding gzip;
}
}
```
### Apache Reverse Proxy
Example of https virtualhost configuration for Apache as a reverse proxy. Please also pass --allow-http on code-server startup to allow the proxy to connect.
Example of a HTTPS virtualhost configuration for Apache as a reverse proxy. Please also pass `--allow-http` and `--trust-proxy` to code-server to allow the proxy to connect. You can also use Let's Encrypt to get a SSL certificates for free.
