Nginx HTTP Server - Fourth Edition

Configuration directives

The Nginx configuration file can be described as a list of directives organized in a logical structure. The entire behavior of the application is defined by the values that you give to those directives.

By default, Nginx makes use of one main configuration file. The path of this file was defined in the steps described in Chapter 1, Downloading and Installing Nginx, under the Build configuration issues section. If you did not edit the configuration file path and prefix options, it should be located at /usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf.

However, if you installed Nginx with a package manager, your configuration file will likely be located in /etc/nginx/folder, and the contents of the file may be quite different from the ...