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Getting Started

Install with brew

brew install nginx

After install run:

sudo nginx

Testing

Open Navigator it by going to URL:

http://localhost:8080

Configuration

The default place of nginx.conf on Mac after installing with brew is:

/usr/local/etc/nginx/nginx.conf

Changing the default port (8080)

We shall change it to 80. First stop the nginx server if it is running by:

sudo nginx -s stop

Update thanks @zue666, @pixel67 if apache is running must also stop sudo apachectl stop

Then open nginx.conf with (example subl):

subl /usr/local/etc/nginx/nginx.conf

and change the:

server {
   listen       8080;
   server_name  localhost;

   #access_log  logs/host.access.log  main;

   location / {
      root   html;
      index  index.html index.htm;
   }

to:

server {
   listen       80;
   server_name  localhost;
 
   #access_log  logs/host.access.log  main;

   location / {
     root   html;
     index  index.html index.htm;
   }
}

Save configuration and relaunch nginx

sudo nginx

Testing

Open Navigator it by going to URL:

http://localhost

Update: thanks @pablohenrique * ERROR 403 Forbidden - * dont worry, some other application is already using port 80. probably be skype.

Solution 1: Change Skype port in Skype > Preferences > advanced 2 Solution Solution 2: No change server { listen to 80.

That means that nginx will use port 8080 instead of 80. To access it I would use this url http://localhost:8080.

Changing the path of defualt web location

The nginx html folder (brew install only) is by the defult in: /usr/local/Cellar/nginx/1.2.3/html

Note: change ** 1.2.3 ** to your nginx version.

The defualt path configuration:

server {
   listen       80;
   server_name  localhost;
   
   #access_log  logs/host.access.log  main;
   
   location / {
       root   html;
       index  index.html index.htm;
   }

To let say Users/to/www:

server {
   listen       80;
   server_name  localhost;

   #access_log  logs/host.access.log  main;

   location / {
     root   /Users/to/www;
     index  index.html index.htm;
   }

After change relaunch nginix server and nginx is now serving pages from your custom folder!

enjoy!