CentOS Stream 10

How to Set Up Nginx Server Blocks on CentOS Stream 10

To set up multiple websites on an Nginx server in CentOS Stream 10, you can configure Nginx server blocks, which allow hosting multiple domains on a single server. Follow these steps to get started.

Step 1 : Ensure Nginx is installed and running on your system. Run the following command:

sudo systemctl status nginx

If Nginx is not installed, use the following to install it:

sudo dnf install nginx -y
sudo systemctl enable --now nginx

Step 2 : Create a directory for your website files:

sudo mkdir -p /var/www/html/example.com

Create a sample index.html file:

echo '<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title>Welcome to example.com</title></head><body><h1>Success! example.com is set up!</h1></body></html>' | sudo tee /var/www/html/example.com/index.html

Step 3 : Set ownership and permissions to ensure Nginx can access the files:

sudo chown -R nginx:nginx /var/www/html/example.com
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/example.com

Step 4 : Create a configuration file for example.com:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/example.com.conf

Add the following content:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name example.com www.example.com;

    location / {
        root /var/www/html/example.com;
        index index.html;
    }

    # Add additional configurations as needed
}

Save and exit the file.

Step 5 : If SELinux is enabled, run the following command to set the correct context:

sudo semanage fcontext -a -t httpd_sys_rw_content_t "/var/www/html/example.com(/.*)?"
sudo restorecon -R /var/www/html/example.com

Step 6 : Test the Nginx configuration for syntax errors:

sudo nginx -t

Step 7 : If the test is successful, reload Nginx to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl reload nginx

Step 8 : Open a browser and visit http://example.com. You should see the message: "Success! example.com is set up!"

Congratulations! You have successfully set up an Nginx server block on CentOS Stream 10. You can now repeat these steps to host additional websites on the same server.