If you’ve ever experienced frustration when attempting to configure a reverse proxy, CloudPanel will simplify your life. CloudPanel is a free, no-frills hosting panel that is surprisingly robust and satisfying to use. It uses the Nginx server, ready for HTTP/3.
The self-hosting movement is in full swing, and CloudPanel is a perfect remedy for those of us who prefer a GUI hosting panel rather than using only the CLI. It excels at reverse proxies, even if—especially if—your project is Dockerized.
The best thing about CloudPanel is its built-in reverse proxy feature. CloudPanel will even add an SSL (Let’s Encrypt) certificate automatically, or you may import your own cert.
CloudPanel is so easy, in fact, I’m only going to post a few screenshots to explain everything you need to know.
You are halfway there!
Finished!
One final thing, you may want to turn on HTTP/3. Check out my blog post on how to use HTTP/3 in CloudPanel and Nginx.