nginx windows reverse proxy code example

Example 1: nginx stop on windows

nginx -s stop	#fast shutdown
nginx -s quit	#graceful shutdown
nginx -s reload	#changing configuration, starting new worker processes with a new configuration, graceful shutdown of old worker processes
nginx -s reopen	#re-opening log files

Example 2: nginx reverse proxy multiple folders

location ~ ^/app1(.*)$ {
    proxy_pass http://proxy.example.com$1;
}

-OR-

location /app1 {
    proxy_pass http://proxy.example.com/app1;
}