This config kit contains the Nginx configurations used in the Install WordPress on Ubuntu 22.04 guide. It contains best practices from various sources, including the WordPress Codex and H5BP. The following example sites are included:
- single-site.com - WordPress single site install
- single-site-with-caching.com - WordPress single site install with FastCGI caching
- single-site-no-ssl.com - WordPress single site install (no SSL or page caching)
Symlink the default file from sites-available to sites-enabled, which will setup a catch-all server block. This will ensure unrecognised domains return a 444 response.
ln -s ../sites-available/default ./nginx/sites-enabled/default
Copy one of the example configurations from sites-available to sites-available/yourdomain.com:
cp ./nginx/sites-available/single-site.com ./nginx/sites-available/yourdomain.com
Edit the site accordingly, paying close attention to the server name and paths.
To enable the site, symlink the configuration into the sites-enabled directory:
ln -s ../sites-available/yourdomain.com ./nginx/sites-enabled/yourdomain.com
Restart Nginx:
docker compose restart nginx
This config kit has the following structure, which is based on the conventions used by a default Nginx install on Debian:
.
├── conf.d
├── global
└── server
├── sites-available
├── sites-enabled
conf.d - configurations for additional modules.
global - configurations within the http block.
global/server - configurations within the server block. The defaults.conf file should be included on the majority of sites, which contains sensible defaults for caching, file exclusions and security. Additional .conf files can be included as needed on a per-site basis.
sites-available - configurations for individual sites (virtual hosts).
sites-enabled - symlinks to configurations within the sites-available directory. Only sites which have been symlinked are loaded.