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* Add "Host at /docs" configuration for reverse proxy * Reviewer feedback * fix vale false positives
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title: "Reverse proxy"
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description: "Configure a custom reverse proxy to serve your documentation."
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keywords: ["reverse proxy configuration","nginx","proxy routing","header forwarding"]
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---
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<Note>
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Reverse proxy configurations are only supported for [Enterprise plans](https://mintlify.com/pricing?ref=reverse-proxy).
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</Note>
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To serve your documentation through a custom reverse proxy, you must configure routing rules, caching policies, and header forwarding.
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When you implement a reverse proxy, monitor for potential issues with domain verification, SSL certificate provisioning, authentication flows, performance, and analytics tracking.
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## Choose your deployment approach
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Mintlify supports two reverse proxy configurations depending on your subpath requirements.
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- **Host at `/docs`**: Use `mintlify.dev` as the proxy target. Enable the **Host at `/docs`** toggle on the [Custom domain setup](https://dashboard.mintlify.com/settings/deployment/custom-domain) page in your dashboard. This is a simpler configuration with fewer routes.
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- **Custom subpath**: Use `mintlify.app` as the proxy target. This approach supports any subpath and requires additional routing rules.
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## Host at `/docs` subpath
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Use this configuration when you want to serve documentation at the `/docs` path on your domain.
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Before configuring your reverse proxy:
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1. Navigate to [Custom domain setup](https://dashboard.mintlify.com/settings/deployment/custom-domain) in your dashboard.
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2. Enable the **Host at `/docs`** toggle.
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3. Enter your domain and select **Add domain**.
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<Warning>
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Enabling **Host at `/docs`** stops cache invalidation on `mintlify.app`. You must proxy to `mintlify.dev` for updates to appear.
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</Warning>
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### Routing configuration
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Proxy these paths to your Mintlify subdomain:
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| Path | Destination | Caching |
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| --------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ | -------- |
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| `/docs` | `<your-subdomain>.mintlify.dev/docs` | No cache |
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| `/docs/*` | `<your-subdomain>.mintlify.dev/docs` | No cache |
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| `/.well-known/vercel/*` | `<your-subdomain>.mintlify.dev` | No cache |
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| `/.well-known/skills/*` (optional)| `<your-subdomain>.mintlify.dev/docs` | No cache |
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| `/skill.md` (optional) | `<your-subdomain>.mintlify.dev/docs` | No cache |
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The `/.well-known/skills/*` and `/skill.md` routes are optional. Include them only if you want to serve AI skills files at root paths like `your-domain.com/skills.md` instead of under your docs subpath like `your-domain.com/docs/skills.md`.
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### Required header configuration
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Configure your reverse proxy with these header requirements:
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- **Origin**: Contains the target subdomain `<your-subdomain>.mintlify.dev`
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- **X-Forwarded-For**: Preserves client IP information
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- **X-Forwarded-Proto**: Preserves original protocol (http/https)
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- **X-Real-IP**: Forwards the real client IP address
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- **User-Agent**: Forwards the user agent
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<Warning>
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Ensure that the `Host` header is not forwarded.
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</Warning>
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### Example nginx configuration
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```nginx
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server {
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listen 80;
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server_name <your-domain>.com;
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# Vercel verification paths
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location ~ ^/\.well-known/vercel/ {
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proxy_pass https://<your-subdomain>.mintlify.dev;
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proxy_set_header Origin <your-subdomain>.mintlify.dev;
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proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
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proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
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proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
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proxy_set_header User-Agent $http_user_agent;
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add_header Cache-Control "no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate";
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}
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# AI skills paths
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location ^~ /.well-known/skills/ {
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proxy_pass https://<your-subdomain>.mintlify.dev/docs;
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proxy_set_header Origin <your-subdomain>.mintlify.dev;
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proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
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proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
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proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
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proxy_set_header User-Agent $http_user_agent;
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add_header Cache-Control "no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate";
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}
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# Skill manifest (optional)
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location = /skill.md {
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proxy_pass https://<your-subdomain>.mintlify.dev/docs;
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proxy_set_header Origin <your-subdomain>.mintlify.dev;
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proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
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proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
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proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
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proxy_set_header User-Agent $http_user_agent;
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add_header Cache-Control "no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate";
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}
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# Documentation root
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location = /docs {
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proxy_pass https://<your-subdomain>.mintlify.dev/docs;
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proxy_set_header Origin <your-subdomain>.mintlify.dev;
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proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
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proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
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proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
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proxy_set_header User-Agent $http_user_agent;
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add_header Cache-Control "no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate";
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}
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# All documentation paths
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location /docs/ {
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proxy_pass https://<your-subdomain>.mintlify.dev/docs/;
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proxy_set_header Origin <your-subdomain>.mintlify.dev;
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proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
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proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
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proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
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proxy_set_header User-Agent $http_user_agent;
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add_header Cache-Control "no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate";
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}
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}
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```
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## Custom subpath
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When you need a subpath other than `/docs` (such as `/help` or `/resources`), use the following routing configuration.
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Proxy these paths to your Mintlify subdomain with the specified caching policies:
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| Path | Destination | Caching |
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| --------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | ------------- |
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| `/.well-known/vercel/*` | `<your-subdomain>.mintlify.app` | No cache |
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| `/.well-known/skills/*` | `<your-subdomain>.mintlify.app` | No cache |
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| `/skill.md` | `<your-subdomain>.mintlify.app` | No cache |
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| `/mintlify-assets/_next/static/*` | `<your-subdomain>.mintlify.app` | Cache enabled |
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| `/_mintlify/*` | `<your-subdomain>.mintlify.app` | No cache |
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| `/*` | `<your-subdomain>.mintlify.app` | No cache |
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| `/` | `<your-subdomain>.mintlify.app` | No cache |
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### Required header configuration
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Configure your reverse proxy with these header requirements:
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- **Origin**: Contains the target subdomain `<your-subdomain>.mintlify.app`
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- **X-Forwarded-For**: Preserves client IP information
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- **X-Forwarded-Proto**: Preserves original protocol (HTTP/HTTPS)
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- **X-Real-IP**: Forwards the real client IP address
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- **User-Agent**: Forwards the user agent
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<Warning>
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Ensure that the `Host` header is not forwarded
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</Warning>
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### Example nginx configuration
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```nginx
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server {
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listen 80;
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server_name <your-domain>.com;
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# Vercel verification paths
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location ~ ^/\.well-known/vercel/ {
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proxy_pass https://<your-subdomain>.mintlify.app;
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proxy_set_header Origin <your-subdomain>.mintlify.app;
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proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
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proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
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proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
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proxy_set_header User-Agent $http_user_agent;
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# Disable caching for verification paths
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add_header Cache-Control "no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate";
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}
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# AI skills paths
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location ^~ /.well-known/skills/ {
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proxy_pass https://<your-subdomain>.mintlify.app;
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proxy_set_header Origin <your-subdomain>.mintlify.app;
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proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
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proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
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proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
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proxy_set_header User-Agent $http_user_agent;
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# Disable caching for verification paths
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add_header Cache-Control "no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate";
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}
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# Skill manifest
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location = /skill.md {
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proxy_pass https://<your-subdomain>.mintlify.app;
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proxy_set_header Origin <your-subdomain>.mintlify.app;
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proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
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proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
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proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
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proxy_set_header User-Agent $http_user_agent;
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# Disable caching for skill manifest
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add_header Cache-Control "no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate";
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}
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# Static assets with caching
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location ~ ^/mintlify-assets/_next/static/ {
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proxy_pass https://<your-subdomain>.mintlify.app;
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proxy_set_header Origin <your-subdomain>.mintlify.app;
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proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
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proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
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proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
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proxy_set_header User-Agent $http_user_agent;
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# Enable caching for static assets
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add_header Cache-Control "public, max-age=86400";
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}
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# Mintlify-specific paths
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location ~ ^/_mintlify/ {
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proxy_pass https://<your-subdomain>.mintlify.app;
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proxy_set_header Origin <your-subdomain>.mintlify.app;
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proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
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proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
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proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
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proxy_set_header User-Agent $http_user_agent;
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# Disable caching for Mintlify paths
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add_header Cache-Control "no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate";
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}
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# Root path
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location = / {
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proxy_pass https://<your-subdomain>.mintlify.app;
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proxy_set_header Origin <your-subdomain>.mintlify.app;
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proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
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proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
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proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
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proxy_set_header User-Agent $http_user_agent;
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# Disable caching for dynamic content
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add_header Cache-Control "no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate";
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}
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# All other documentation paths
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location / {
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proxy_pass https://<your-subdomain>.mintlify.app;
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proxy_set_header Origin <your-subdomain>.mintlify.app;
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proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
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proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
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proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
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proxy_set_header User-Agent $http_user_agent;
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# Disable caching for dynamic content
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add_header Cache-Control "no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate";
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}
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}
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```
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## Troubleshooting
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### Changes not appearing
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**Symptoms**: You publish documentation updates, but the changes don't appear on your site.
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**Cause**: You have **Host at `/docs`** enabled in your dashboard but your reverse proxy points to `mintlify.app` instead of `mintlify.dev`.
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**Solution**: Update your reverse proxy configuration to point to `<your-subdomain>.mintlify.dev` instead of `<your-subdomain>.mintlify.app`.
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### 404 error
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**Symptoms**: Documentation loads, but features don't work. API calls fail.
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**Cause**: The reverse proxy forwards the `Host` header or the `Origin` header is missing.
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**Solution**:
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- Remove `Host` header forwarding
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- Set `Origin` header to your Mintlify subdomain (`mintlify.dev` for a `/docs` subpath or `mintlify.app` for a different subpath)
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### Performance issues
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**Symptoms**: Slow page loads and layout shifts.
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**Cause**: Incorrect caching configuration.
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**Solution**: For custom subpath configurations, enable caching only for `/mintlify-assets/_next/static/*` paths. The `/docs` subpath configuration handles caching automatically.
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