How to add a new domain to your Nginx server
This article teaches you how to add a new site into your Nginx server in a few easy steps.
Step 1: create a directory structure within /var/www for your site (your-domain.com) by typing:
sudo mkdir -p /var/www/your-domainNote that you can use another name for this folder instead of your-domain such as my-dog, my-cat, etc.
Step 2: assign ownership of the directory with the $USER environment variable:
sudo chown -R $USER:$USER /var/www/your-domainStep 3: Set the permissions of your web roots by typing:
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/your-domainStep 4: Create a sample index.html page to test your website.
nano /var/www/your-domain/index.htmlAnd add some html code into it:
<html>
<body>
<h1>This is a very professional website!</h1>
</body>
</html>Save and close the html file.
Step 5: Create a file name your-domain.com in /etc/nginx/sites-available by typing:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/your-domain.comThen, coopy and paste the following code into this file:
server {
listen 80;
listen [::]:80;
root /var/www/your-domain;
index index.html index.htm index.php index.php7 index.php5 index.nginx-debian.html;
server_name your-domain.com www.your-domain.com;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
}
}Save and close the file.
Step 6: enable the file you’ve created in step 5 by creating a link from it to the sites-enabled directory.
sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/your-domain.com /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/Step 7: restart your Nginx server:
sudo systemctl restart nginxStep 8: Type “your-domain.com” or “www.your-domain.com” into your browser address bar to test your new site.
Done!
