NGINX as http proxy server (not reverse proxy)

Question

Is it possible to use nginx as ordinal http/https proxy? (not reverse http proxy)

UPDATE: Yes, i know about squid/oops/tinyproxy/etc. Please do not answer if you dont know answer to question (or just for rating score).

Answer 1

After some expiriments, i've found working for me configuration.

server {

  server_name ~^(www\.)?(?<domain>.+)$;
  access_log /var/log/nginx/proxy.access.log main;
  error_log /var/log/nginx/proxy.error.log crit;
  listen 10.255.1.13:8080;
  resolver 8.8.8.8;
  location / {
    proxy_pass http://$domain;
    proxy_redirect off;
    proxy_set_header Host $host;
    # Optional headers 
    # proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
    # proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For
    # $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
  }
}

This configuration works only for HTTP, not for HTTPS

Answer 2

i think the short answer is no, it was not written for forward proxying

Answer 3

If you want to use an HTTP/HTTPS proxy, you should use Squid. It was written to do exactly that. Nginx was written to act as a reverse proxy and load balancer, but not a forward proxy.