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What should be given in server name to setup nginx if i don't have any public domain name?

Posted on February 21, 2020

What should be given in server name to setup nginx if i don’t have any public domain name?

Current config:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name **server_domain_name**;

    location / {
        include proxy_params;
        proxy_pass http://unix:/home/kiranmayee/PycharmProjects/ncvs/ncvs.sock;
    }
}


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Hello,

If you are going to have only one website on that server you could set your server name to:

	server_name _;

This is also the default value in the default Nginx server block.

Hope that this helps! Regards, Bobby

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