--- title: "Nginx: Sample Configuration Files" category: nginx-lifehacks filename: nginx-configs-examples date: 2023-03-26 --- Sometimes there is a need to quickly create an nginx configuration file: for hosting a static website, to create a simple proxy server, etc. This article provides simple examples of Nginx configs for different purposes. For the following configs to work, you need to put them in the path `/etc/nginx/conf.d/.conf`, then check config validity: ```bash nginx -t ``` Then run the command to apply the config: ```bash sudo service nginx reload ``` ## Example 1: hosting a static site. ```nginx server { listen 80; server_name example.com www.example.com; access_log /var/log/nginx/example.com.log; location / { root /var/www/example.com; index index.html; } } ``` ## Example 2: proxy server ```nginx server { listen 80; server_name example.com www.example.com; access_log /var/log/nginx/example.com.log main; location / { proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:5000; proxy_buffering off; proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr; proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Host $host; proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Port $server_port; } } ``` ## Example 3: caching proxy In `/etc/nginx/nginx.conf` add: ```nginx http { proxy_cache_path /data/nginx/cache levels=1:2 keys_zone=STATIC:10m; inactive=24h max_size=1g; } ``` In `/etc/nginx/conf.d` put the following config: ```nginx server { listen 80; server_name example.com www.example.com; access_log /var/log/nginx/example.com.log main; location / { proxy_pass http://1.2.3.4; proxy_set_header Host $host; proxy_cache STATIC; proxy_cache_valid 200 1d; proxy_cache_use_stale error timeout invalid_header updating http_500 http_502 http_503 http_504; } } ```