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Create an NGINX virtual host

Before running the commands shown on this page, you should load the Bitnami stack environment by executing the installdir/use_APPNAME script (Linux and MacOS) or by clicking the shortcut in the Start Menu under “Start -> Bitnami APPNAME Stack -> Application console” (Windows). On OS X VMs, the installation directory is /opt/bitnami and OS X VM users can click the “Open Terminal” button to run commands. Learn more about the Bitnami stack environment and about OS X VMs.

NGINX lets you configure virtual hosts for your applications, such that you can access them at (for example) http://APPNAME.example.com instead of http://example.com/APPNAME.

NOTE: Replace APPNAME in the instructions below with the actual name/path to your application.

  • Edit the installdir/nginx/conf/bitnami/bitnami-apps-prefix.conf file and comment out the line below so that it looks like this:

      #include "installdir/apps/APPNAME/conf/nginx-prefix.conf";

  • Include the virtual host configuration file for your application in the installdir/nginx/conf/bitnami/bitnami-apps-vhosts.conf file:

      include "installdir/apps/APPNAME/conf/nginx-vhosts.conf";

  • Update the application’s nginx-app.conf file at installdir/apps/APPNAME/conf/nginx-app.conf with the revised application URL if necessary. For example, you might replace the line

      rewrite ^/wordpress/(.+)$ /wordpress/index.php?q=$1 last;

    with

      rewrite ^/(.+)$ /index.php?q=$1 last;

  • Update the application configuration to reflect the revised URL if necessary. This is an application-specific step and different applications will require different changes. For example, if you are using WordPress, you would need to edit the installdir/apps/wordpress/htdocs/wp-config.php file and add the following lines:

      define('WP_SITEURL', 'http://' . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . '/');
  define('WP_HOME', 'http://' . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . '/');

  • Restart the NGINX server:

      $ sudo installdir/ctlscript.sh restart nginx
Last modification April 8, 2020