# Configuring Multiple Websites in Nginx Web Server

NGINX is open-source web server software used for reverse proxy, load balancing, and caching. It provides HTTPS server capabilities and is mainly designed for maximum performance and stability. It also functions as a proxy server for email communications protocols, such as IMAP, POP3, and SMTP.

**<mark>Step 1 : Install Nginx</mark>**

Update system's package

```plaintext
sudo apt update
```

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Install nginx package

```plaintext
sudo apt-get install nginx
```

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Start & Restart the nginx service

```plaintext
sudo service nginx start
sudo service nginx restart
```

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Check the nginx status

```plaintext
 sudo service nginx status
```

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Enable the nginx service

```plaintext
sudo systemctl enable nginx
```

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**<mark>2.Configure Nginx</mark>**

Create folder for website 1 & 2

```plaintext
sudo mkdir -p /var/www/html/web1
sudo mkdir -p /var/www/html/web2
```

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change the ownership for that two sites folders.

```plaintext
sudo chown -R $USER:$USER /var/www/html/web1
sudo chown -R $USER:$USER /var/www/html/web2
```

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Create the index html file in webserver 1 & 2

```plaintext
vi /var/www/html/web1/index.html
```

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```plaintext
vi /var/www/html/web2/index.html
```

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Create the site configuration file for site 1 & 2 in sites-availabe folder and add the below content on it.

```plaintext
sudo vi /etc/nginx/sites-available/web1.conf
```

```plaintext
server 
{
listen 80;
listen [::]:80;

root /var/www/html/web1;

index index.html index.htm index.nginx-debian.html index.php login.html;
server_name site1.dineshcloud.in www.site1.dineshcloud.in;
}
```

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```plaintext
sudo vi /etc/nginx/sites-available/web2.conf
```

```plaintext
server 
{
listen 80;
listen [::]:80;

root /var/www/html/web2;

index index.html index.htm index.nginx-debian.html index.php login.html;
server_name site2.dineshcloud.in www.site2.dineshcloud.in;
}
```

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Enable the websites 1 & 2 which is we want to publish to public.

```plaintext
sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/web1.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/web2.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
```

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Modify the default web root permission.

```plaintext
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/
```

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Verify our configuration made on nginx is corrcet.

```plaintext
sudo nginx -t
```

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Restart the nginx service

```plaintext
sudo service nginx restart
```

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Check the nginx status

```plaintext
sudo service nginx status
```

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**<mark>Step 3 : Create A record for both sites :</mark>**

I have domain in GoDaddy. Need to login GoDaddy account.

`Create A record for site 1`

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`Create A record for site 2`

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Now, check the sites are working or not

**<mark>Site 1</mark>**

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1723024829041/cc3196e7-ca16-451d-9bf2-db1a367e05e8.png align="center")

**<mark>Site 2</mark>**

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1723024860024/0b250dc4-7fac-4def-9fa6-11318e1f54ee.png align="center")

Now, successfully configured multisite in Nginx web server.