fishynoob

Assuming NGINX is terminating SSL, I think the problem is ports.

I don't think OP made two A records here. He simply configured the reverse proxy to point to the VM and the A record to point to the reverse proxy. In my mind, if NGINX is terminating SSL then the only problem could be ports.

OP you NEED to tell me how you did this. I want this. I want to host something like character.ai on my own hardware. If you have a guide on this I'd love it.

Are there guides on this?

I'll take it. Reality isn't very fun and hasn't been good for a while for me. This is a very good escape. I'll take this over drugs