server { listen 80; location / { root /usr/share/nginx/html; index index.html index.htm; # to redirect all the requests to index.html, # useful when you are using react-router try_files $uri /index.html; proxy_pass http://localhost:5000 } error_page 500 502 503 504 /50x.html; location = /50x.html { root /usr/share/nginx/html; } }