Web Server Setup: Nginx and Apache

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Web servers are fundamental to hosting applications. Learn to configure and manage them effectively.

Nginx

Installation

apt install nginx        # Debian/Ubuntu
dnf install nginx       # Red Hat
pacman -S nginx          # Arch

Basic Configuration

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name example.com;
    root /var/www/html;
    index index.html;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
    }
}

Configuration Files

/etc/nginx/nginx.conf           # Main config
/etc/nginx/sites-available/     # Available sites
/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/       # Enabled sites

Management

nginx -t                # Test configuration
systemctl reload nginx  # Reload config
systemctl restart nginx # Restart server

Apache

Installation

apt install apache2     # Debian/Ubuntu
dnf install httpd      # Red Hat

Virtual Hosts

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName example.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html
    <Directory /var/www/html>
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Management

apache2ctl configtest   # Test config
systemctl reload apache2
a2ensite site.conf      # Enable site
a2dissite site.conf     # Disable site

Reverse Proxy

Nginx as reverse proxy:

location / {
    proxy_pass http://localhost:3000;
    proxy_set_header Host $host;
    proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
}

Static File Serving

location /static/ {
    alias /var/www/static/;
    expires 30d;
    add_header Cache-Control "public, immutable";
}

Logs

# Nginx
tail -f /var/log/nginx/access.log
tail -f /var/log/nginx/error.log

# Apache
tail -f /var/log/apache2/access.log
tail -f /var/log/apache2/error.log

Performance Tuning

  • Enable gzip compression
  • Use caching headers
  • Optimize worker processes
  • Monitor connection limits

Web servers are the gateway to your applications.

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