[Nginx configuration for django] It serves static file from different folder #nginx #django #proxy

nginx.md

Nginx proxy configuration for django applications.

1. Create a file

   vim /etc/nginx/sites-available/<filename>
   

2. Paste below content and edit accordingly

   server {
       listen       80;
       server_name  test.django.com;
   
       location /static/ {
           root /var/www/test.django.com/;
       }
   
       location / {
           proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8080/;
           proxy_set_header Host $host;
           proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
           proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
       }
   }
   

3. create a smlink to sites-enabled

   sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/<filename> /etc/nginx/sites-enabled
   

4. Check nginx configuration and reload

   sudo nginx -t
   sudo service nginx reload