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title: "MapTiler Server behind Nginx with HTTPS | Guides | Self hosting | Map server"
description: "Configure MapTiler Server behind Nginx reverse proxy with HTTPS."
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# MapTiler Server behind Nginx with HTTPS

If you have not yet installed the MapTiler Server, follow [this guide](https://docs.maptiler.com/guides/on-prem/server/installation/linux/) first.

MapTiler Server is designed to run without any external dependency, so it can be directly accessible from the internet. In some cases, it might be beneficial to put a reverse proxy (such as Nginx or [Apache](https://docs.maptiler.com/guides/self-hosting/map-server/maptiler-server-behind-apache)) in front. It is useful especially if you want to set up additional security measures, HTTPS, serve multiple services on a single machine, load-balancing, rate-limiting, or other advanced features.

Integration of MapTiler Server into existing Nginx installation can be done based on the official [Nginx Setting Up a Simple Proxy Server](https://nginx.org/en/docs/beginners_guide.html#proxy) guide.

You also need to remember to set up the forwarding of `X-Forwarded-*` headers from Nginx to MapTiler Server.

This ensures that the MapTiler Server knows the address where it is accessible from outside and can construct absolute URLs to itself.

If you [configure HTTPS](https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/configuring_https_servers.html) on your nginx - be sure to also set the X-Forwarded-Proto to `https`, otherwise just keep it on `http` or default `$http_x_forwarded_proto` (or don’t set this particular header at all).

The basic Nginx configuration can look somehow like this (in case you serve over https from nginx):

```text
server {  
  listen 80;  
  server_name maps.mycompany.com;  
    
  location / {  
     proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Host maps.mycompany.com;  
     proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto https;  
     proxy_pass <http://127.0.0.1:3650;>  
  }  
}
```

This should be enough to get started. If you have the MapTiler Server running and the domain is properly pointed to your server, the maps should now be accessible at `https://maps.mycompany.com/`   
and administration at `[https://maps.mycompany.com/admin](http://maps.mycompany.com/admin)`

## Useful links

[Configure HTTPS](https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/configuring_https_servers.html)  
[Set up content caching](https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/content-cache/content-caching/)  
[Set up rate-limiting](https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/security-controls/controlling-access-proxied-http/)  
[Restrict access with authentication](https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/security-controls/configuring-http-basic-authentication/)  
[HTTP Load Balancing](https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/load-balancer/http-load-balancer/).