First Nginx configuration - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the code to set the server to listen on port 80.

Nginx

server {
    listen [1];
}

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A22

B443

C8080

D80

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Common Mistakes

Using port 443 which is for HTTPS, not HTTP.

Using port 22 which is for SSH, not web traffic.

The listen directive tells Nginx which port to listen on. Port 80 is the default for HTTP.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the code to set the root directory for the website files.

Nginx

server {
    root [1];
}

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A/var/log/nginx

B/etc/nginx

C/var/www/html

D/home/user

Attempts:

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Common Mistakes

Using /var/log/nginx which is for logs, not website files.

Using /etc/nginx which is for configuration files.

The root directive sets the folder where Nginx looks for website files. /var/www/html is the common default.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the location block to serve all requests with index.html.

Nginx

location / {
    try_files [1] =404;
}

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A$uri/index.htm

B$uri $uri/ index.html

Cindex.html

D$uri/index.html

Attempts:

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Common Mistakes

Using only one file name without trying the URI first.

Using incorrect file extensions like .htm instead of .html.

The try_files directive tries the listed files in order. $uri $uri/ index.html tries the requested URI, then URI as a folder, then index.html.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to create a server block that listens on port 8080 and serves files from /usr/share/nginx/html.

Nginx

server {
    listen [1];
    root [2];
}

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A8080

B/var/www/html

C/usr/share/nginx/html

D80

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using port 80 instead of 8080 as requested.

Using the wrong root directory.

Port 8080 is often used for testing or alternative HTTP ports. The root directory /usr/share/nginx/html is a common location for Nginx website files.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to create a location block that serves static files and sets the index file to index.html.

Nginx

location /static/ {
    root [1];
    index [2];
    autoindex [3];
}

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A/var/www

Bindex.html

Con

Doff

Attempts:

3 left

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Common Mistakes

Setting autoindex to 'on' which shows directory contents.

Using wrong root path.

The root directive sets the base folder for static files. index sets the default file to serve. autoindex off disables directory listing for security.