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Something1234 on May 12, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Gixy: Nginx Configuration Static Analyzer

Why does an HTTP server need to have a dns resolver? What purpose does it serve?

pas on May 12, 2017 | [–]

It's only needed if you configure proxy_pass http://<domain name> ... (and probably other forms of _pass, such as fcgi_pass)

If you use a specific IP, resolver is not needed.

fooey on May 12, 2017 | [–]

to reverse proxy to a domain

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