upstream backend { ip_hash; server seb-webservice1:8080; server seb-webservice2:8080; server seb-webservice3:8080; } server { listen 80; charset utf-8; access_log off; location / { proxy_pass http://backend; proxy_set_header Host $host:$server_port; proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Host $server_name; proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr; proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for; } }