Fedora 40

How to Set Up Nginx Server Blocks on Fedora 40

To set up multiple websites on a Fedora 40 server using Nginx, follow these steps:

Step 1 : Update and Install Nginx

sudo dnf update
sudo dnf install nginx

Step 2 : Create the example.com Directory and Index File

sudo mkdir -p /usr/share/nginx/example.com
sudo echo "Hello, example.com!" | sudo tee /usr/share/nginx/example.com/index.html

Step 3 : Set Permissions

sudo chown -R nginx:nginx /usr/share/nginx/example.com
sudo chmod -R 755 /usr/share/nginx/example.com

Step 4 : Create the example.com Configuration

sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/example.com.conf

Add the following configuration:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name example.com www.example.com;

    root /usr/share/nginx/example.com;
    index index.html;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
    }
}

Step 5 : Test Nginx Configuration

sudo nginx -t

Step 6 : Restart Nginx

sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 7 : Open a web browser and navigate to http://example.com to verify that your website is serving correctly.

Congratulations! You have successfully set up Nginx server blocks on Fedora 40 to host multiple websites.