These are configuration files for Nginx with some settings to improve aspects such as performance and security, as well as handling some possible errors. Designed for a setup based on server blocks as seen here.
Last tested on Nginx 1.18.0 on Ubuntu 20.04.
The steps in this section are only done when setting up the server for the first time.
Disable the default file:
sudo rm /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default
Back up the default nginx.conf configuration file:
sudo mv /etc/nginx/nginx.conf /etc/nginx/nginx.conf.bck
Recreate it:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
Paste the contents of the improved nginx.conf file from this repository.
Test that the configuration is correct:
sudo nginx -t
Reload to apply changes:
sudo systemctl reload nginx
The steps in this section should be done for every site you want to add.
Note: In all the following commands, replace example.com with your domain.
This configuration file assumes that your site's files reside in /var/www/example.com/html. If this is not the case, do the following:
Create that directory:
sudo mkdir -p /var/www/example.com/html
Give it the appropriate permissions:
sudo chown -R $USER:$USER /var/www/example.com/html
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www
Upload your files into that directory.
Open the contents of example.com.conf with a text editor and use CTRL + H to replace all instances of example.com with your domain.
On the server, create a new file for the domain you're going to set up:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/example.com
Paste the contents of the previous file there (note that the file in this repository has a .conf extension merely for code-highlighting purposes, the file in your server must not have this extension).
Enable it:
sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/example.com /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
Test that the configuration is correct:
sudo nginx -t
Reload to apply changes:
sudo systemctl reload nginx
Your website should now be live in your domain.
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