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Can we host multiple websites in nginx at localhost?

Posted August 1, 2013 49.3k views
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?
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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lukydesigns August 17, 2014

Just add some bogus domains to your ‘hosts’ file in the droplet. set up nginx using those. Then add them to your client machine 'hosts’ file also. Now your bogus domains are available to you only and work in nginx.

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