Can we host multiple websites in nginx at localhost?

Question

I have a general question about nginx Let say you don't have a domain first, but you already fired up your droplets. You already success setup Nginx in your droplet. But your plan is to host 2 website in the droplet So the first website is done, assuming the default nginx page is the first website. Now, how can i host the second website? Remember for now i still dont have the domains. What to put in the nginx configuration (server_name) for the second website? For the first website, i already use "server_name localhost;" What sould i put for the second website?

Answer 1

kamaln7 August 2, 2013

I prefer creating separate virtualhosts for each app and setting server_name to app_name.dev;

Edit your /etc/hosts file and add the following line:
127.0.0.1 app1.dev app2.dev etc.dev;

You should be able to access your apps by browsing to http://app_name.dev

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pedrosmmc September 17, 2014

It worked perfectly!
;)
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SnehaU November 30, 2017
i have created virtual server blocks in default page, but if i host app2.dev will redirect to first server block only.
please check out my mistake.

first server details:
server {
listen 80 defaultserver;
listen [::]:80 defaultserver ipv6only=on;

root /usr/share/nginx/html/QNETpyp/; index index.html index.htm; #server_name localhost; server_name app1.dev;

}

Second server details:

server {

listen 80; listen [::]:80; root /usr/share/nginx/html/QNET/; index index.html index.htm; server_name app2.dev;

}
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senid231 December 8, 2017

you should use .localhost instead

https://iyware.com/dont-use-dev-for-development/
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Answer 2

pedrosmmc September 17, 2014

It worked perfectly!
;)
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SnehaU November 30, 2017
i have created virtual server blocks in default page, but if i host app2.dev will redirect to first server block only.
please check out my mistake.

first server details:
server {
listen 80 defaultserver;
listen [::]:80 defaultserver ipv6only=on;

root /usr/share/nginx/html/QNETpyp/; index index.html index.htm; #server_name localhost; server_name app1.dev;

}

Second server details:

server {

listen 80; listen [::]:80; root /usr/share/nginx/html/QNET/; index index.html index.htm; server_name app2.dev;

}
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senid231 December 8, 2017

you should use .localhost instead

https://iyware.com/dont-use-dev-for-development/
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Answer 3

pablo August 1, 2013

Have you taken a look at this tutorial: How to Set Up nginx Virtual Hosts (Server Blocks) on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

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Answer 4

pablo August 1, 2013

If your goal is to "use server_name localhost/foldername", you simply need some rewrite directives. See Nginx's HttpRewriteModule.

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Answer 5

dzulfriday August 20, 2013

Kamal,

I dont get it. Let say currently my localhost already have one website. Which is can be opened by http://localhost

And right now i want to add one more website since nginx can serve more than one website, ok let say i edit my hosts file like what you wrote there.

Now in my nginx configuration for this second website, what should i put for the server_name?
Since the localhost is already pointing the default first website?

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Answer 6

kamaln7 August 21, 2013

@Dzulhelmi: Create a second virtualhost for the second app/website, and set its server_name to e.g. app1.dev:

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-set-up-nginx-virtual-hosts-server-blocks-on-ubuntu-12-04-lts--3

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Answer 7

dzulfriday August 1, 2013

i did, but that tutorial assuming you already have a domain, or point to ip address. Its not answering my question here

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Answer 8

pablo August 1, 2013

Just b/c you don't have a domain registered doesn't mean you can not create additional server blocks. Developers use fictitious domain names all the time for development environments, e.g. local.wordpress.dev

Perhaps I did not understand the question, but were you not asking what name you should assign to the server_name variable on the second server block?

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Answer 9

dzulfriday August 1, 2013

Yes, because the first server block i already use server_name localhost;

For the second, i try use server_name localhost/foldername; but nginx cannot accept nonalphabet character in server_name

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Answer 10

dzulfriday August 1, 2013

Yes, because the first server block i already use server_name localhost;

For the second, i try use server_name localhost/foldername; but nginx cannot accept nonalphabet character in server_name

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Answer 11

dzulfriday August 1, 2013

Yes, because the first server block i already use server_name localhost;

For the second, i try use server_name localhost/foldername; but nginx cannot accept nonalphabet character in server_name

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