Cloud & DevOps_Parallaxis Internal PlatformReverse proxy standardization

Consolidating many internal products behind one observable Nginx edge_

Parallaxis standardized virtual-host patterns, upstream naming, WebSocket handling, certificate boundaries, logs, and service checks while keeping independent applications deployable. The server estate becomes easier to

Nginx multi-service hosting
Reusable Nginx host pattern
TLS and redirect policy

Challenge_

A shared server accumulated PM2 applications, Docker stacks, databases, and product subdomains. One-off proxy files made TLS, WebSockets, upstream health, and incident diagnosis inconsistent.

Approach_

Parallaxis standardized virtual-host patterns, upstream naming, WebSocket handling, certificate boundaries, logs, and service checks while keeping independent applications deployable.

Outcome_

The server estate becomes easier to reason about: every hostname has a declared upstream, consistent edge behavior, and a smaller set of checks during incidents.

Overview

A shared server accumulated PM2 applications, Docker stacks, databases, and product subdomains. One-off proxy files made TLS, WebSockets, upstream health, and incident diagnosis inconsistent.

Parallaxis standardized virtual-host patterns, upstream naming, WebSocket handling, certificate boundaries, logs, and service checks while keeping independent applications deployable.

The engineering decision

Consolidation does not mean coupling deployments. The edge configuration is shared; application processes, data stores, and release ownership remain explicit.

How the system works

The implementation separates intake, validation, state changes, side effects, and reporting. That separation makes failures visible and allows one layer to change without rewriting the entire workflow.

Operational users see explicit statuses and exceptions; technical teams retain identifiers, timestamps, versions, and logs needed to reproduce a result.

Outcome