Refactor nginx config with improved caching strategy

docker/nginx.conf

@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-map $sent_http_content_type $expires {
-    # cache everything for 1 year
-    default 1y;
-    # html files shouldn't be cached for single-page applications
-    text/html off;
-}
-
 server {
     listen 80;
     server_name localhost;
@@ -12,24 +5,30 @@ server {
     # serve compressed file if filename.gz exists
     gzip_static on;
 
-    location /console {
-        root /usr/share/nginx/html;
-        index index.html index.htm;
-        try_files $uri /console/index.html;
+    # serve static files from root directory
+    root /usr/share/nginx/html;
 
-        # Add cache headers
-        expires $expires;
+    # deny IE browsers from going into quirks mode
+    add_header X-UA-Compatible "IE=Edge";
+    # X-Frame-Options is to prevent from clickJacking attack
+    add_header X-Frame-Options SAMEORIGIN;
+    # this header enables the Cross-site scripting (XSS) filter
+    add_header X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block;";
+    # disable content-type sniffing on some browsers.
+    add_header X-Content-Type-Options nosniff;
+
+    # only cache files in /console/_app/immutable/
+    location /console/_app/immutable/ {
+        try_files $uri =404;
+
+        expires 1y;
         add_header Pragma public;
         add_header Cache-Control "public";
+    }
 
-        # Deny IE browsers from going into quirks mode
-        add_header X-UA-Compatible "IE=Edge";
-        # X-Frame-Options is to prevent from clickJacking attack
-        add_header X-Frame-Options SAMEORIGIN;
-        # This header enables the Cross-site scripting (XSS) filter
-        add_header X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block;";
-        # disable content-type sniffing on some browsers.
-        add_header X-Content-Type-Options nosniff;
+    location /console {
+        index index.html index.html;
+        try_files $uri /console/index.html;
     }
 
     location / {