Basic Server Block in Nginx

From the Nginx cheat sheet · Server Blocks & Virtual Hosts · verified Jul 2026

Basic Server Block

Setting up a basic server block

nginx
server {
    listen 80;
    server_name example.com www.example.com;
    root /var/www/example.com;
    index index.html index.htm;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
    }
}
🌐 Server blocks host multiple sites on one server
📝 Each block needs unique server_name
🔗 Symlink from sites-available to sites-enabled
⚡ try_files directive for efficient file serving

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