nginx.conf

worker_processes 1;

events { worker_connections 1024; }

http {
  ##
  # Basic Settings
  ##

  sendfile on;
  tcp_nopush on;
  tcp_nodelay on;
  keepalive_timeout 65;
  types_hash_max_size 2048;

  include /etc/nginx/mime.types;
  default_type application/octet-stream;

  ##
  # Logging Settings
  ##

  access_log /var/log/nginx/access.log;
  error_log /var/log/nginx/error.log;

  ##
  # Gzip Settings
  ##

  gzip on;
  gzip_disable "msie6";
  gzip_comp_level 9;
  gzip_min_length 100;
  gzip_types text/css application/javascript;

  server {
    listen 8080;
    server_name www.frontend.com;

    root /usr/share/nginx/html/;

    location / {
      index index.html index.htm;
      try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;
      expires -1;
    }

    location /api/v1 {
      proxy_pass http://backend.com;
    }
  }
}