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IIS Reverse Proxy to node.js

I am trying to configure a reverse proxy so that HTTP calls made from a website hosted in the IIS to node.js applications work.

I'll explain it better:

I've hired a VPS. In this VPS i have a IIS website (simple HTMl + Javascript ) and a node.js application running on localhost:3000. In javascript i make HHTP GET calls to the node.js to obtain some data.

I need to configure a reverse proxy so that the HTTP calls made to node.mydomain.com for example, are internally redirected to localhost:3000.

Example of website's HTTP call:

$.get( "node.mymydomain.com/balance", function( data ) {
  alert( data );
});

After 2 days fighting with IIS, ARR and URL rewrite I am not able to configure it properly and I believe it should not be so complicated.

This is what I have done so far:

  1. I created a server farm called "node" pointing to 127.0.0.1 and in advanced setting I changed the HTTP port from 80 to 3000 because that's where my node.js app is running:

  1. I am asked if I want to create a URL Rewrite Rule i click on Yes:

  1. I generate the following Condition:

  1. I add the condition and Route it to my new "node" server farm:

I tested on my laptop node.mydomain.com/balance and it is not working.

Solution

  • I finally managed to solve this using a reverse proxy (IIS's ARR and URL Rewrite) as it is explained in the following guide:

    http://www.gitshah.com/2013/06/how-to-use-iis7-as-front-end-to-java.html