Server: Nginx

Configure Nginx to serve your application

Config File

Create .conf file

Create Nginx config file for nesula.ifactory.co:

$ sudo touch /etc/nginx/sites-available/nesula.ifactory.co.conf

Edit .conf file

Open .conf file in Nano editor:

$ sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/nesula.ifactory.co.conf

Paste .conf file contents

The following code should be pasted into the .conf file:

server {
    listen  80;
    listen [::]:80;
    server_name nesula.ifactory.co;
    root /var/www/nesula.ifactory.co;
    index index.html;
    location / {
        proxy_pass http://localhost:3000; #whatever port your app runs on
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header Connection 'upgrade';
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
    }
}

Save your .conf file in Nano or whatever editor you are using.

Node.js routes domain request via the port number. Only one node application can exist on a single port number. Ensure the port number in your .conf is not already in use and it matches the .env configuration of your Nesula application.

Symlink Sites Enabled

To enable a website in Nginx a symlink must be created between the .conf in the sites-enabled and sites-available folders:

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/nesula.ifactory.co.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/nesula.ifactory.co.conf

Test Nginx config

To establish if the new site .conf is correct run:

$ nginx -t

Restart Nginx

Restart nginx to ensure the site .conf is available to the world:

$ sudo systemctl restart nginx