I believe this part from the link Thomas provided specifically applies to your proxy case:
"You should never use a hostname in a listen directive. [...] This same issue applies to upstream locations. While it may not always be possible to avoid using a hostname in an upstream block, it is bad practice and will require careful considerations to prevent issues." -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1641564 Title: nginx service fails to start To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nginx/+bug/1641564/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs