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Nginx Setup in 6 Steps: From Installation to Production

Nginx Setup in 6 Steps: From Installation to Production

posted Originally published at kolodych.com 1 min read

Solved every nginx problem I encountered while building production servers. Here's the complete guide!

Problems → Solutions

"Where do I even start?"

VPS Selection Guide - nginx minimum requirements, sizing guide, hosting recommendations

"nginx won't start after installation"

Proper Installation - nginx.conf with correct syntax, test with nginx -t

"SSL errors / HTTPS not working"

Domain Configuration - Complete nginx SSL/TLS setup, HTTP/2 configuration, certificate paths

"413 Request Entity Too Large"

Upload Fix - Configure client_max_body_size properly

"Slow performance / high CPU usage"

Performance Optimization - Enable gzip, caching, optimize buffers

"Poor search engine visibility"

SEO Setup - robots.txt and sitemap.xml configuration

Additional Help

  • Comprehensive FAQ section
  • nginx best practices for avoiding issues
  • Copy-paste configs that actually work
  • nginx performance tuning tips

Troubleshoot now →

No more nginx frustration! ✨

3 Comments

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The 413 upload fix alone brings back memories, nice practical list, curious if you usually tweak defaults differently for APIs versus static sites

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@[Vanessa Paul], Good point! I didn't explicitly mention you can split these into separate server blocks for different subdomains:

server {
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    server_name api.yourdomain.com;
    client_max_body_size 100M;  
}```

server {
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    server_name blog.yourdomain.com;
    client_max_body_size 5M;    
}
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@[Vanessa Paul], thanks so much for bringing this up! Article's now updated with the API and blog subdomains server block examples ✅

take a look

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