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CHEATSHEET Add More Domains with Nginx - VPS ADMIN #1

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Maintain Unmanaged VPS - Part 1: Add Web Sites Nginx Cheatsheet

15 Jul
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Create additional sites & blogs quickly & easily. After creating the DNS entries, just add a vhost file, its symlink, restart Nginx and go play.

OK. So I did this guide already, already! But as this is one of the main things people do with a VPS - adding extra domains - I figured it wouldn't hurt to provide a shortcut cheatsheet too, minus the blarney.

This tutorial presumes you have already set up a site or blog with the VPS Bible, and therefore have already enabled FastCGI and, for WordPress, the required FURL & caching scripts. If not, check out the VPS Bible index. Otherwise, just substitute "mydomain.com" for your_domain.tld throughout this how-to.

If you do want the detail, the why's, the where's, the wherefore's, then you can check out the detailed tutorial here.

Set Up an Unmanaged VPS (4 Newbies) .. The V-P-S Bible

In 20 copy/paste steps .. from zero to hero, blank box to cute-as Linux server.

Scroll down for the full series index.

So, hey, shed shared & viva virtual!   Hope it helps.   the_guv

Create DNS Records

Add the DNS settings as explained here.

Add Site Directory Structure

At the terminal, type:-

sudo mkdir -p /home/public_html/mydomain.com/{public,private,log,backup}

Create a Temporary Homepage (optional)

You don't have to bother with this, but I guess some folks will find it handy.

Type:-

sudo nano /home/public_html/mydomain.com/public/index.html

.. hit return and paste:-

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<title>My New Nginx-Powered Site</title>
</head>
<body>
<p>It works!</p>
</body>
</html>

Add Virtual Host (vhost) with FastCGI, FURL Support & Optional WordPress Caching

Type this:-

sudo nano /usr/local/nginx/sites-available/mydomain.com

Return and paste this:-

server {
            listen   80;
            server_name  www.mydomain.com;
            rewrite ^/(.*) http://mydomain.com/$1 permanent;
       }

server {

            listen   80;
            server_name mydomain.com;

            access_log /home/public_html/mydomain.com/log/access.log;
            error_log /home/public_html/mydomain.com/log/error.log;

            location / 
            {

                root   /home/public_html/mydomain.com/public/;
                index  index.php index.html;

                # Basic version of Wordpress parameters, supporting nice permalinks.
                # include /usr/local/nginx/conf/wordpress_params.regular;
                # Advanced version of Wordpress parameters supporting nice permalinks and WP Super Cache plugin
                include /usr/local/nginx/conf/wordpress_params.super_cache;
            }

            # pass the PHP scripts to FastCGI server listening on 127.0.0.1:9000
            #
            location ~ \.php$ {
            fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
            fastcgi_index index.php;
            include /usr/local/nginx/conf/fastcgi_params;
            fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME /home/public_html/mydomain.com/public/$fastcgi_script_name;
            }
      }

Option: If you don't use WordPress with this site, delete the following lines from the above:-

# Basic version of Wordpress parameters, supporting nice permalinks.
# include /usr/local/nginx/conf/wordpress_params.regular;
# Advanced version of Wordpress parameters supporting nice permalinks and WP Super Cache plugin
include /usr/local/nginx/conf/wordpress_params.super_cache;

Option: If you do want WordPress, and want both pretty permalinks and WP Super Caching support, leave the above, as is.

Option: If you do want WordPress, and want pretty permalinks but not WP Super Caching, swap this:-

# Basic version of Wordpress parameters, supporting nice permalinks.
# include /usr/local/nginx/conf/wordpress_params.regular;
# Advanced version of Wordpress parameters supporting nice permalinks and WP Super Cache plugin
include /usr/local/nginx/conf/wordpress_params.super_cache;

.. for this :-

# Basic version of Wordpress parameters, supporting nice permalinks.
include /usr/local/nginx/conf/wordpress_params.regular;
# Advanced version of Wordpress parameters supporting nice permalinks and WP Super Cache plugin
# include /usr/local/nginx/conf/wordpress_params.super_cache;

Save the file.

Create the Symlink and Restart Nginx

Paste this into the terminal:-

sudo ln -s /usr/local/nginx/sites-available/mydomain.com /usr/local/nginx/sites-enabled/mydomain.com

And reboot the web server by typing ..

sudo /etc/init.d/nginx stop && sleep 2 && sudo /etc/init.d/nginx start

.. Or if you followed Set Up Unmanaged VPS (4 Newbies) - Part 7: Edit bashrc for User-Friendly Linux, plus System Updates, just type:-

n2r

Upload your new domain's site files and go check it. If you're relocating an existing site, you should read this for a seamless move.


SETUP an Unmanaged VPS (4 Newbies) .. The V-P-S Bible

Serve multi sites & blogs on a budget .. at the fastest possible speed .. with the least downtime .. in the most secure environment .. and future-proofed for easy admin.

That's what the VPS Bible is about, stepped out in simple copy & paste guides.

From high traffic WordPress blogs to startup web hosts, here's what you need.

Set it up?  Click here for the 21 part follow-up .. V-P-S Admin

  1. Intro: Set Up an Unmanaged VPS (4 Newbies) .. The V-P-S Bible
  1. VPS (Virtual Private Server) vs Shared vs Dedicated
  2. Set Up a VPS Linux Distribution  *
  3. Set Up the Command Line Interface (CLI) using PuTTY  *
  4. Create a Linux User & Set Permissions  *
  5. Encrypt Data with OpenSSH & Auto-Login with PuTTY  *
  6. Harden the Secure Shell (SSH) & Create a Firewall  *
  7. Edit bashrc for User-Friendly Linux, plus System Updates  *
  8. PHP5, MySQL, Xcache, Subversion (for Platforms like WordPress)  *
  9. Add a Domain Zone to Your VPS  *
  10. Prepare Linux Server for Email with Postfix  *
  11. Nginx (better than Apache) Web Server  *
  12. Setup FileZilla for Secure FTP (SFTP)  *
  13. Serve Multiple Sites & Blogs with Virtual Hosts  *
  14. Set up WordPress on Nginx with Pretty URLs & WP Super Cache  *
  15. WordPress Setup & Updates from the Command Line  *
  16. Nginx Control Panel
  17. Nginx Control Panel Workarounds
  18. Google Apps for Domain-Specific Email  *
  19. Moving Day! How to Move Your Blog or Site
  20. Blogroll, Links, Credits, Resources
  1. * Includes video tutorial.

  2. Not linked = not published. Won't be long. Fix a feed for updates.


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  6. Dave October 22nd, 2009 at 2:51 pm

    Hey Guvnr,

    Just wanted to say Thank You for this whole Bible and the Follow-Up! It has helped me loads with the initial set up, and I've come back for the info on adding additional domains.

    Anyway, I looked around your site and I can't find a way to donate you, can you give me that information? :)

    Thanks Again,

    Dave

  7. the_guv October 23rd, 2009 at 8:38 am

    @Dave .. thank you, that is most kind.

    I have plans to enable donation but not until the Bible's follow-up, the VPS Admin series, is finished in a few weeks' time. What I am working on is a downloadable e-book for those wishing to donate, by way of a thank you. You can subscribe for updates about that.

    In the meantime, the best way for folks to say thank you is to spread the word using the social network icons, and to give feedback, good or bad, to help me improve this resource.

    Truly I appreciate your comment. I hope there are many more who feel the same way, then I can expand guvnr with similarly useful guides into how to make the web, and to make the most of it, both for biz and fun.

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