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114 lines
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---
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title: NGINX Configuration
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description: How to simply configure and NGINX http server
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published: true
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date: 2025-06-06T12:27:48.905Z
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tags: server, nginx, http, linux
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editor: markdown
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dateCreated: 2025-06-06T12:27:47.287Z
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---
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# Configuring NGINX
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#### Note:
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Following "The NGINX Crash Course" by Laiture on Youtube.com
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*Big BIG thanks to Laiture for this incredible how to video.*
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##### - */etc/nginx/nginx.conf ==> main configuration file*
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## Terminology:
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Directives - key value pairs within blocks of code
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Contexts - blocks of code that contain directives. http, events, etc... events context must be present.
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To Start NGINX:
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`nginx`
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Simplest Static Site:
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- Use http and events context:
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```
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#nginx.conf example
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http {
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server{
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listen 8080;
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root /var/www/html;
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}
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}
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events {}
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```
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Reload NGINX after changes:
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`nginx -s reload`
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## Mime Types
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- Mime types allow styles and other dynamic content to be served based on filetypes.
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- Mime.types file contains a collection of filetypes supported by NGINX to serve.
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- Including it in the conf file allows dynamic content to be served.
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To include Mime Types simply add:
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`include mime.types`
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## Location Block
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- Adding a location block can be done as the following:
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```
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server {
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listen 8080;
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root /var/www/html;
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location /somepath { # http://localhost:8080/somepath
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root /var/www/html; # Serves index.html within /somepath folder in /var/www/html
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}
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}
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```
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- Location can take directives such as:
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1. *alias* - redirects elsewhere such as:
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```
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server {
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listen 8080;
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root /var/www/html;
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location /somepath { # http://localhost:8080/somepath
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root /var/www/html; # Serves index.html within /somepath folder in /var/www/html
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}
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location /otherpath {
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alias /var/www/html/somepath; # Points back to "somepath".
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}
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}
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```
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2. *try_files* - Specifies files to try before index.html, followed by what to show if not found.
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- Example: ` try_files /somepath/somesite.html /index.html =404; `
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- Explanation:
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- Try to find and serve *somesite.html* in *somepath* folder and if not found, redirect to *root/index.html*.
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- If neither are found, produce 404 Error.
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## Redirects & Rewrites
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### Redirects:
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```
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location /somesite {
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return 307 /someOtherSite;
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}
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```
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### Rewrite:
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```
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rewrite /some/path/I/want /to/some/path/that/exists;
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location { ... }
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