Nginx Installation Steps and Methods

Installing Nginx on CentOS with yum, from dependencies to auto-start configuration.

How to Fix 'The error was: NoInstallationError("Could not find a usable 'nginx' binary. Ensure nginx exists, the binary is executable, and your PATH is set correctly.",)'

Fixing certbot renew --nginx NoInstallationError in crontab by adding /usr/sbin to PATH.

[Let's Encrypt] How to Fix certbot renew Error: Could not bind TCP port 443 because it is already in use by another process on this system

Fixing certbot renew's port 443 conflict by using the --nginx plugin option — no Nginx stop, no downtime.

Steps to Install Latest Stable Nginx on Ubuntu LTS 16.04

Add the official Nginx apt repository to Ubuntu 16.04 and install the latest stable 1.12.0.

[Mac] Installing Nginx with Homebrew

brew install nginx on Mac and set it to auto-start via LaunchAgents with launchctl.

How to Auto-Renew Let's Encrypt SSL Certificates with certbot and crontab

Setting up monthly auto-renewal of Let's Encrypt certificates with certbot and crontab.

Manually Renewing Let's Encrypt SSL [CentOS + Nginx Edition]

Manually renewing a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate on CentOS + Nginx with certbot-auto.

Setting up SSL with Let's Encrypt [CentOS + Nginx Edition]

Setting up a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate on CentOS + Nginx with certbot-auto.

[Let's Encrypt] How to resolve 'Client with the currently selected authenticator does not support any combination of challenges that will satisfy the CA.' error

Fixing certbot's authenticator-challenges error by upgrading certbot and re-running renew.

[Let's Encrypt] How to resolve 'The requested nginx plugin does not appear to be installed'

Fixing certbot's missing Nginx plugin error by installing python-certbot-nginx.

Configuration to include log files in subdirectories with logrotate

Add a nested glob pattern to your logrotate config so logs under subdirectories get rotated too.

Changed logrotate generation count to delete old log files

Reduce logrotate's rotate count and manually remove the leftover old logs to reclaim server disk space.

[Nginx] add_header Not Reflected Due to Overwrite Issue and Solution

Why Nginx add_header at the server level disappears when a location block adds one, and how to work around it.

[Nginx] How to Check Compile Options

Use nginx -V to inspect the configure arguments and enabled modules of an installed Nginx binary.

[Nginx] Access restriction configuration to block specific IP addresses

Adding a deny directive inside a location block to block a specific IP address in Nginx.

[Nginx] How to Exclude Specific URLs from Basic Authentication

Using satisfy any and allow all to exempt specific URLs or static assets from Nginx Basic auth.

[Nginx] Configuration to Redirect HTTP to HTTPS & HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) Support

Nginx configs for a 301 HTTP→HTTPS redirect and the HSTS header, plus how to submit to the HSTS Preload List.

[Nginx] upstream timed out (110: Connection timed out) while reading response header from upstream

How I resolved Nginx 504 Gateway Time-out errors by switching PHP-FPM's pm to static and retuning it.

[Nginx] How to Configure Redirects from www URLs to Non-www URLs

How to set up a 301 redirect from www URLs to non-www URLs in Nginx using rewrite.

Upgrading Nginx Version with yum ~ CentOS 6

Steps to upgrade Nginx to a newer version with yum on CentOS 6.

[WordPress] Solution for 'Could not remove old plugin'

Resolving WordPress 'Could not remove old plugin' with a chown to nginx.

[WordPress] Disable XML-RPC

Disabling WordPress XML-RPC at the Nginx layer to mitigate DoS abuse.

Free WordPress Cache Plugin Comparison

Comparing free WordPress cache plugins from an Nginx + PHP-FPM operator's perspective.

Steps to Build WordPress Environment with Nginx + php-fpm + MySQL on CentOS 6.3 (Sakura VPS)

Building a WordPress environment with Nginx + php-fpm + MySQL on Sakura VPS running CentOS 6.3.

[WordPress] Make Your Site PWA Compatible with Super Progressive Web Apps Plugin

Enabling PWA on WordPress with Super Progressive Web Apps, and fixing the Nginx-side manifest error.