Guides tagged “nginx”
Step-by-step MdmHost guides about nginx, sorted A-Z.
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Redirect HTTP to HTTPS in Nginx
Send every plain HTTP visitor to the secure HTTPS version of your site with one return 301 in Nginx, while keeping Let's Encrypt renewals working and avoiding redirect loops.
Redirect www to non-www (or the reverse) in Nginx
Pick one hostname for your site and send every other version to it with a clean 301 redirect in Nginx, keeping HTTPS and the full request path.
Run a Node.js app with Docker Compose behind Nginx
Containerise a Node.js app with a small Dockerfile, run it with Docker Compose next to an Nginx reverse proxy, and add logs, restarts and HTTPS.
Secure Nginx with a free Let's Encrypt SSL certificate
Install Certbot, issue a free certificate for your domain, redirect HTTP to HTTPS and make sure renewal runs on its own.
Set browser caching headers (expires and Cache-Control) in Nginx
Tell browsers how long to keep images, CSS, JavaScript and fonts with expires and Cache-Control in Nginx, while making sure HTML stays fresh after every update.
Set up Nginx as a reverse proxy for any backend app
Put Nginx in front of a Node.js, Python, Go or Java app running on a local port, forward the right headers, tune timeouts and buffering, and add free HTTPS.
Set up redirects in Plesk with .htaccess or nginx directives
Create 301 redirects, force HTTPS and www, and add custom Apache and nginx directives in Plesk, with ready-to-use examples and how to avoid redirect loops.
Setting up a private reverse proxy with Nginx and an internal API
Keep an internal API off the public internet by binding it to loopback or a private address, then let Nginx publish only the routes you choose. Includes firewall, TLS and SELinux notes.
Show real visitor IPs in Nginx behind Cloudflare or a proxy
Behind Cloudflare or a load balancer, Nginx sees the proxy's IP instead of your visitors'. Use the real_ip module to restore the real address for logs, rate limits and apps.
Speed up sites in Plesk with nginx caching, HTTP/2 and compression
Turn on nginx caching, serve static files directly, enable gzip or Brotli, HTTP/2 and OPcache in Plesk, and check which settings actually make a site faster.
Upgrade PHP to a newer version on your VPS
Upgrade a site from PHP 8.1 to 8.3 or 8.4 safely. Install the new PHP-FPM and matching extensions, carry over php.ini changes, switch Nginx or Apache, test, and remove the old version.
Use a different PHP version per website in Nginx
Run each Nginx site on its own PHP version by pointing its server block at a different PHP-FPM socket, give each site a separate pool, and confirm the version without leaving phpinfo exposed.
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