single IP VPS - how to run apache / multiple nodejs on separate domains on port 80?

Question

I know it isn't the optimal solution

I have several apache sites running on port 80 - i wanted to a add a nodejs app - works fine on port 8000. I am using this setup

http://physalix.com/reverse-proxy-for-nodejs-in-production-with-apache2-haproxy-and-monit/

but it's pretty unstable - i was wondering if there is a cleaner way to do this -

i am a beginner and was trying to get nginx working, unsuccessfully (got caught into errors about domain.crt and ssl and whatnot )

is there a concrete tutorial how to successfully balance and proxy all apps to port 80 - based on different domains and routes on different ports ?

Answer 1

I'd keep using apache2 not to break a working setup - it can operate in proxying mode using mod_proxy

• nginx is not needed as you already have a working setup
• haproxy is an overkill here too

Here's an article describing a similar configuration