server-configs-nginx/doc/sites-enabled.md

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Sites enabled

Files in this folder are loaded automatically. The intended purpose of this folder is to contain symlinks to the folder sites-available.

Enabling a new site

To enable a new site, link the config file to sites-enabled, and restart nginx.

For example:

$ cd /etc/nginx/sites-available

... create newproject.com ...

$ cd /etc/nginx/sites-enabled
$ ln -s ../sites-available/newproject.com .

$ /etc/init.d/nginx reload
[....] Reloading nginx configuration: nginx.
$

Disabling a site

To disable a site, remove the symlink from the sites-enabled folder, and restart nginx.

For example:

$ cd /etc/nginx/sites-enabled
$ rm newproject.com

$ /etc/init.d/nginx reload
[....] Reloading nginx configuration: nginx.
$