From e7173f5ec36672cd4266b771ff351816aea8ecac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Fabrice Mouhartem <fabrice.mouhartem@xwiki.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:09:29 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] docs(config): simplify the simplified nginx example and
 update the advanced one

---
 docs/example-advanced.nginx.conf | 13 ++++++++++++-
 docs/example.nginx.conf          |  6 +-----
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/example-advanced.nginx.conf b/docs/example-advanced.nginx.conf
index 13ab79678..c8472c569 100644
--- a/docs/example-advanced.nginx.conf
+++ b/docs/example-advanced.nginx.conf
@@ -8,6 +8,17 @@
 #   installation (http server by the Nodejs process). If you are using CryptPad
 #   in production and require professional support please contact sales@cryptpad.fr
 
+# CryptPad possesses several nodes that can answer websocket requests. The
+# following allows nginx to load-balance between them.
+# The different `server` corresponds to the location of the different front
+# nodes specified in your CryptPad `config/infra.js` file. If you change this
+# setting, don’t forget to update the following list of servers
+# The following works with config/infra.example.js:
+upstream fronts {
+    server localhost:3010;
+    server localhost:3011;
+}
+
 server {
     listen 80;
     listen [::]:80;
@@ -202,7 +213,7 @@ server {
         # Websocket traffic still needs to be handled by the main process, which means it needs
         # to be hosted on a different port. By default 3003 will be used, though this is configurable
         # via config.websocketPort
-        proxy_pass http://localhost:3003;
+        proxy_pass http://fronts;
         proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
         proxy_set_header Host $host;
         proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
diff --git a/docs/example.nginx.conf b/docs/example.nginx.conf
index ba6f4cf91..134bc48e9 100644
--- a/docs/example.nginx.conf
+++ b/docs/example.nginx.conf
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
 # nodes specified in your CryptPad `config/infra.js` file. If you change this
 # setting, don’t forget to update the following list of servers
 # The following works with config/infra.example.js:
-upstream fronts {
-    server localhost:3010;
-    server localhost:3011;
-}
 
 server {
     listen 80;
@@ -89,7 +85,7 @@ server {
     }
 
     location ^~ /cryptpad_websocket {
-        proxy_pass            http://fronts;
+        proxy_pass            http://localhost:3000;
         proxy_set_header      X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
         proxy_set_header      Host $host;
         proxy_set_header      X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;