Centmin Mod Questions/feedback

Because not all folks use exclusively http or https, so if they answer yes to self-signed ssl or letsencrypt ssl in future, i can auto create and it up on the domain.com.ssl.conf version at initial vhost creation time which allows end user to decide if they want to use http only or https only or http to https redirect themselves. Some folks also start with http first then switch to https and are confused with the https vhost structure and setup. If you have both http and https vhost files separate then can clearly see what is needed for https version if they want to switch.

The official site docs is where i'd point folks switching to https at Nginx Vhost & NSD DNS Setup - CentminMod.com LEMP Nginx web stack for CentOS from http. Official site also has a vhost generator at Generate Centmin Mod Nginx Vhost - CentminMod.com LEMP Nginx web stack for CentOS based on 123.08stable structure if folks want to re-create their vhosts after customising and want to revert.

either if fine and up to your comfortable levels, I use include files myself where possible. I don't touch the nginx vhost domain.com.conf/domain.com.ssl.conf vhost files once they're created so future Centmin Mod updates generally don't mess with existing site nginx vhost config files with the exception of the vhost config file's include files - i.e. in future additional include files maybe added for other extended futures, and generally that is just via sed replacements to minimize the impact to existing nginx vhost config files folks have customised.

touched on that with previous answer - generally I don't touch the vhosts besides maybe future additional include files then get appended to existing ones like:

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include /usr/local/nginx/conf/staticfiles.conf;
include /usr/local/nginx/conf/include_opcache.conf;
include /usr/local/nginx/conf/php.conf;
#include /usr/local/nginx/conf/phpstatus.conf;
include /usr/local/nginx/conf/drop.conf;    
#include /usr/local/nginx/conf/errorpage.conf;    

if it's stable release changes, i'd update my nginx vhost generator at Generate Centmin Mod Nginx Vhost - CentminMod.com LEMP Nginx web stack for CentOS with the new templates as well so folks can re-generate their own domain nginx vhost's template and compare with what they have customised and make appropriate additions to sync up with latest stable release changes if they want. I generally don't mess with existing vhosts much after they're created though.

reuseport is per listen ip address and used once. So if both http and https site are on same server ip, only one instance of reuseport on listen line is allowed. If http and https sites server {} listen line was on separate IP addresses, then you can use reuseport on both. Centmin Mod detects if your server kernel supports reuseport option and adds it to main hostname's /usr/local/nginx/conf/conf.d/virtual.conf vhost file's listen line. That will cover every domain that is served on the same IP as the main hostname. Usually 99.9999% of the time, the server has the same single IP address from my experience.

if you try adding reuseport to another vhost file other than virtual.conf on the same IP address, an nginx restart will give you an error like

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nginx -t
nginx: [emerg] duplicate listen options for 0.0.0.0:80 in /usr/local/nginx/conf/conf.d/virtual.conf:3
nginx: configuration file /usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf test failed

official site has that at Centmin Mod Configuration Files - CentminMod.com LEMP Nginx web stack for CentOS

Mainly official site is where docs are CentminMod.com LEMP Fully Optimized Nginx web stack for CentOS for stable release and forums' info evolve from beta releases. Then once betas becomes stable, official site docs get updated with latest info. Then the cycle repeats. The forum's info evolves much quicker than having to update the site every few minutes Wiki like the site is too static in nature to keep up with how fast things can change on a forum discussion based on feedback from members and users

Thanks - I do what i can as I only work on Centmin Mod in my spare time and I am only one guy

Practice is the key, test VPS or local virtualbox/vmware server testing of Centmin Mod can get you up to speed and more comfortable for live production use

 

Oh and if you want to delve deeper into Centmin Mod inner workings, the Centmin Mod Insights forum is where info is located

i.e. if you curious how Nginx is installed and updated on Centmin Mod Nginx - Developer Overview: How Nginx is installed on Centmin Mod LEMP stack | Centmin Mod Community

 

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