I've always used Apache but I really want to use nginx for my next project (it's...

Osiris · on April 24, 2013

The only pitfall that I've run into is converting Apache rewrite rules (htaccess) files and getting that into the nginx configuration file.

For sure, the configuration file format is different, but it's not terribly complicated.

ceejayoz · on April 24, 2013

Once you get used to it, it's a lot nicer to work with, too.

drazion · on April 24, 2013

I whole heartedly agree - htaccess and virtual host rules were such a pain in Apache, I've really come to appreciate how easy it was to get nginx setup in comparison.

lgbr · on April 24, 2013

There's really not that much to it. Use nginx that comes from APT and use a unix socket to communicate between node and nginx.

I use this code to open a unix socket in production at tmp/socket : https://gist.github.com/lgbr/5453355

And use a configuration like this for nginx (replace /etc/nginx/sites-available/default with this): https://gist.github.com/lgbr/5453375

mixmastamyk · on April 24, 2013

    sudo apt-get install nginx
    $BROWSER http://wiki.nginx.org/Configuration
    $EDITOR /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
    man nginx
    man upstart
    sudo start nginx
    $BROWSER http://localhost:$PORT/

spindritf · on April 24, 2013

> sudo apt-get install nginx

If you want the newest version, nginx has their own deb repository[1]. It seems to get security updates faster, too.

[1] http://wiki.nginx.org/Install#Official_Debian.2FUbuntu_packa...

EDIT: Not the PPA because it's "maintained by volunteers and is not distributed by nginx.org." Their repository:

deb http://nginx.org/packages/ubuntu/ yourOScodename nginx

mixmastamyk · on April 24, 2013

I was using a ppa at one point, but reverted when the distro packaged a new enough version.

olouv · on April 24, 2013

This was really helpful to me: https://github.com/h5bp/server-configs/tree/master/nginx