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How configure virtual hosts on Nginx (on Windows)
Configuring virtual hosts in Nginx on Windows is similar to configuring them on other platforms. However, there are some differences in file paths and configurations specific to the Windows environment. Here's a step-by-step guide to configure virtual hosts in Nginx on Windows:
Install Nginx on Windows:
- Download the Windows version of Nginx from the official Nginx website or other trusted sources.
- Extract the downloaded archive to a folder of your choice (e.g.,
C:\nginx
).
Edit Nginx Configuration File:
- Navigate to the
conf
directory inside your Nginx installation (e.g.,C:\nginx\conf
). - Open the
nginx.conf
file in a text editor.
- Navigate to the
Configure Virtual Hosts:
- Inside the
http
block in thenginx.conf
file, addserver
blocks for each virtual host you want to configure. Eachserver
block represents a virtual host. - Example configuration for two virtual hosts:
nginxhttp {
# Server 1
server {
listen 80;
server_name mysite1.local;
root C:/path/to/mysite1;
index index.html;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;
}
}
# Server 2
server {
listen 80;
server_name mysite2.local;
root C:/path/to/mysite2;
index index.html;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;
}
}
# Other configurations...
}
In this example, we've configured two virtual hosts:
mysite1.local
andmysite2.local
. Adjust theserver_name
androot
directives according to your virtual host's domain and root directory.- Inside the
Edit the Hosts File:
- Open the
hosts
file located inC:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\
. - Add entries for your virtual hosts. For example:
lua127.0.0.1 mysite1.local
127.0.0.1 mysite2.local
Save the changes to the
hosts
file.- Open the
Test Configuration:
- Open a Command Prompt with administrative privileges.
- Navigate to the Nginx installation directory (e.g.,
cd C:\nginx
). - Test the Nginx configuration by running
nginx -t
. This checks for syntax errors in yournginx.conf
file.
Start Nginx:
- If the configuration test is successful, start Nginx by running
nginx
. This will start the Nginx server.
- If the configuration test is successful, start Nginx by running
Access Virtual Hosts:
- Open your web browser and enter the configured virtual host URLs (
http://mysite1.local
andhttp://mysite2.local
). Nginx should serve the content from the respective root directories you specified in the configuration.
- Open your web browser and enter the configured virtual host URLs (
Remember to replace C:/path/to/mysite1
and C:/path/to/mysite2
with the actual paths to your website directories.
That's it! You have now configured virtual hosts in Nginx on Windows. You can add more virtual hosts or modify the existing ones as needed.