Skip to content

Latest commit

 

History

History
94 lines (73 loc) · 2.63 KB

Nginx.md

File metadata and controls

94 lines (73 loc) · 2.63 KB
Raw

Installing

Ubuntu

Installation

sudo apt install nginx

Configuration

/etc/nginx/sites-available

Fedora

Wiki

sudo dnf install nginx

Arch

sudo pacman -S nginx
yay nginx

Configuration

File Locations

/var/www/html – Website content as seen by visitors.
/etc/nginx – Location of the main Nginx application files.
/etc/nginx/nginx.conf – The main Nginx configuration file.
/etc/nginx/sites-available – List of all websites configured through Nginx.
/etc/nginx/sites-enabled – List of websites actively being served by Nginx.
/var/log/nginx/access.log – Access logs tracking every request to your server.
/var/log/ngins/error.log – A log of any errors generated in Nginx.

Configuration Sample

server {
  listen 80 default_server;
  listen [::]:80 default_server;
  root /var/www/my_files;
  index index.html index.htm index.nginx-debian.html;
  server_name _;

  # First attempt to serve request as file, then
  # as directory, then fall back to displaying a 404.
  location / {
    try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
  }
  
  # Setting up a reverse proxy.
  location ^~ /rest/api/2/ {
    proxy_pass https://somewhere-else.com;
    proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
  }
}

See: Full Example Configuration

Verify Configuration

nginx -t

Controlling Service

sudo nginx -t                         // Check syntax of Nginx configuration file
sudo systemctl start nginx.service    // Start Nginx as a service
sudo systemctl stop nginx.service     // Stop Nginx service
sudo systemctl reload nginx.service   // Reload Nginx service (after configuration changes)
sudo systemctl restart nginx.service  // Hard restart service
sudo systemctl enable nginx.service   // Load Nginx service at at startup
sudo systemctl disable nginx.service  // Do not load Nginx service at startup

Firewall

The operating system's firewall will prevent traffic from accessing your Nginx server.

Ubuntu (UnComplicated Firewall "ufw")

sudo ufw app list             // Displays available firewall profiles
sudo ufw allow 'nginx http'
sudo ufw allow 'nginx https'
sudo ufw allow 'nginx full'   // Enables both HTTP and HTTPS

Run

http://127.0.0.1

Proxy Server

Open nginx.conf

server {
  listen 80;
  listen [::]:80;

  server_name example.com;

  location / {
    proxy_pass http://localhost:3000/;
  }
}