I want to install Nginx on Windows, and to run two node application. How can I do this?
I've tried to download Nginx 1.6.3, but I don't find something relevant about how to run on Windows. Just for Linux. I think there should be some modules for node.
Any advice will be useful!
I never run Nginx on Windows, but the official documentation says how: http://nginx.org/en/docs/windows.html.
To run two node applications with Nginx, it's necessary to create a proxy. This is an example of how to alter the nginx.conf file for this:
worker_processes 1;
events {
worker_connections 1024;
}
http {
include mime.types;
default_type application/octet-stream;
sendfile on;
keepalive_timeout 65;
gzip on;
server {
listen 80;
server_name localhost;
access_log C:\var\log\nginx\access.log;
location ~ ^/(javascripts|stylesheets|images) {
root C:\app1\public;
expires max;
}
location / {
proxy_pass http://localhost:3000;
}
}
server {
listen 81;
server_name localhost;
access_log C:\var\log\nginx\access.log;
location ~ ^/(javascripts|stylesheets|images) {
root C:\app2\public;
expires max;
}
location / {
proxy_pass http://localhost:3001;
}
}
}
In this case, there are two node applications, one running on port 3000 and an other on port 3001 - the Nginx works as a proxy.
Further documentation: https://www.nginx.com/blog/nginx-nodejs-websockets-socketio/.
In your case, the configuration file are localised in: C:\nginx_v1_6\conf\nginx.conf
Backup the default file and update the content with what I posted.
Finally, you can test the reverse-proxy through localhost
(port 80 default) and localhost:81
, if the nodes servers and Nginx server are running.
Here's some instructions on how to install nginx for Windows:
http://nginx.org/en/docs/windows.html