Ubuntu 26.04

How to Set Up Nginx Server Blocks on Ubuntu 26.04

To set up Nginx server blocks on Ubuntu 26.04, add a site directory and a block for example.com (replace with your domain).

Step 1 : Create the web root.

sudo mkdir -p /var/www/example.com

Step 2 : Add a test page.

echo '<h1>example.com</h1>' | sudo tee /var/www/example.com/index.html

Step 3 : Set ownership.

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/example.com

Step 4 : Create the server block.

sudo tee /etc/nginx/sites-available/example.com <<'EOF'
server {
    listen 80;
    listen [::]:80;
    server_name example.com www.example.com;
    root /var/www/example.com;
    index index.html;
    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
    }
}
EOF

Step 5 : Enable the site and remove the default.

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/example.com /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
sudo rm -f /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default

Step 6 : Test and restart.

sudo nginx -t
sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 7 : Open the server block in a browser.

http://example.com

To add another site, repeat the steps with a new domain and document root.

You have set up Nginx server blocks on Ubuntu 26.04.