nginx basics

How to serve up a directory on the web

• sudo apt-get install nginx
• vi /etc/nginx/nginx.conf # observe how the html { } section has: include /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/*;
• vi /etc/nginx/sites-available/foo # build the server { } section

server {
    listen 80 default_server;
    root /var/www/html/foo;
    index index.html
    location / {
        autoindex on;
        auth_basic "Restricted";
        auth_basic_user_file /etc/nginx/.htpasswd;
    }
}

• # build .htpasswd file
• ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/foo /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/foo
• service nginx restart