Installing Nginx in Mac OS X Mountain Lion With Homebrew-优快云博客

本文介绍如何在 Mac OS X 上使用 Homebrew 安装 Nginx 并进行基本配置，包括更改默认端口及网页根目录。

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Install with brew

Use brew to install the nginx with command:

 
   $ brew install nginx

After install run:

 
   $ sudo nginx

Testing

Test it by going to URL:

http://localhost:8080

Configuration

The default place of nginx.conf on Mac after installing with brew is:

/usr/local/etc/nginx/nginx.conf

Changing the default port

The nginx default port is 8080, we shall change it to 80. First stop the nginx server if it is running by:

 
   $ sudo nginx -s stop

Then open nginx.conf with:

 
   $ vim /usr/local/etc/nginx/nginx.conf

and change the:

/usr/local/etc/nginx/nginx.conf

 
   server {
    listen       8080;
    server_name  localhost;

    #access_log  logs/host.access.log  main;

    location / {
        root   html;
        index  index.html index.htm;
    }

to:

/usr/local/etc/nginx/nginx.conf

 
   server {
    listen       80;
    server_name  localhost;

    #access_log  logs/host.access.log  main;

    location / {
        root   html;
        index  index.html index.htm;
    }

Save configuration and start nginx by

 
   $ sudo nginx

Changing the path of defualt web location

The nginx html folder (brew install only) is by the defult in:

/usr/local/Cellar/nginx/1.2.3/html

Note: change 1.2.3 to your nginx version.

The defualt path configuration:

/usr/local/etc/nginx/nginx.conf

 
   server {
    listen       80;
    server_name  localhost;

    #access_log  logs/host.access.log  main;

    location / {
        root   html;
        index  index.html index.htm;
    }

To let say Users/xajler/www:

/usr/local/etc/nginx/nginx.conf

 
   server {
    listen       80;
    server_name  localhost;

    #access_log  logs/host.access.log  main;

    location / {
        root   /Users/xajler/www;
        index  index.html index.htm;
    }