Nginx HTTP Server - Fourth Edition

Nginx configuration

You are ready to configure Nginx to host your ownCloud drive. This time, the configuration appears slightly more complex due to the nature of the application and its multiple access mechanisms. Initially, we will be accessing our ownCloud instance via HTTP; the final section being dedicated to implementing a self-signed SSL certificate, allowing us to browse our cloud drive over HTTPS.

Begin by creating a new configuration file in our virtual host configuration folder—in our example, /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/. Insert the following set of directives (or obtain the default Nginx configuration supplied with ownCloud and edit it to suit your needs):

server { # For now, we won't be enabling HTTPS listen 80; # Insert your host ...