Example nginx configuration with a simple Lua script acting at /hello

nginx_lua.conf

events {
    worker_connections  1024;
}
 
http {
    include       mime.types;
 
    server {
        listen       8080;
        server_name  localhost;
 
        location / {
            root   /usr/local/var/www;
            index  index.html;
        }

        location /hello {
            default_type text/plain;
            content_by_lua '                           
                local name = ngx.var.arg_name or "Sir" 
                ngx.say("Hello, " .. name .. "...")    
            ';
        }
    }
}