When using proxy_pass, can /etc/hosts be used to resolve domain names instead of “resolver”?

Question

Can /etc/hosts be used instead of resolver when using proxy_pass?

I need to perform a proxy_pass to the same nginx

Answer 1

You can get around this by installing dnsmasq and setting your resolver to 127.0.0.1. Basically this uses your local DNS as a resolver, but it only resolves what it knows about (among those things is your /etc/hosts) and forwards the rest to your default DNS.