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nginx-beginner-guide-for-windows

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Install Nginx on Windows

  1. Download Nginx from Nginx official website.
  2. Extract the downloaded file to a folder, for example, C:\nginx.

Build your app

  1. Build your Angular app using the following command: This will generate the dist folder under your project root. for example, D:\codes\angular\angular-router.
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    ng build --prod

Setup Nginx

  1. Open a command prompt as an administrator.
  2. Navigate to the Nginx directory.
  3. Open the conf/nginx.conf file in a text editor.
  4. Find the http | server block and add the following line:
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    server {
        listen 80;
        server_name localhost;
        location / {
            root D:/codes/angular/angular-router/dist;
            index index.html index.htm;
        }
    }

Start Nginx

  1. Open a command prompt as an administrator.
  2. Navigate to the Nginx directory.
  3. Start Nginx using the following command:
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    start nginx

Restart Nginx

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nginx -s reload

Stop Nginx

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nginx -s stop

Check Nginx configuration

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nginx -t

If the configuration is valid, you will see a message like this:

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nginx: the configuration file C:/nginx/conf/nginx.conf syntax is ok
nginx: configuration file C:/nginx/conf/nginx.conf test is successful