Domain name

[Carl]

Hey guys put my servers namesever info for domain, I heard that it can take a few hours to work. I'm just wondering if I have to change anything else.

[julian]

You'll have to set up an nginx server to proxy requests to your NodeBB, otherwise the server will not know to answer to "community.esportsdig.com" :)

[Carl]

@julian

Haha thanks installing the nginx server now, what do I have to change so it doesn't run on port :4567.

[julian]

@Carl Ta-daaaah! https://docs.nodebb.org/en/latest/configuring/proxies/nginx.html

Don't forget to turn use_port to false

[Carl]

@julian I've never done this before, do those files have to be edited in ftp or in shell.

[julian]

@Carl Shell -- /etc/nginx/sites-enabled is only writable by the root user. (Though you can FTP as root, that's just not advised...)

[Carl]

@julian Thanks but it's still doesn't make sense to me :) I will read again in the morning but shell is new to me. Seems like me and @Kamal-Patel are in the same boat :P

Tried "/etc/nginx/sites-enabled "

It gave the out put:" -bash: /etc/nginx/sites-enabled: Is a directory".

[finid]

@Carl said:

Tried "/etc/nginx/sites-enabled "

It gave the out put:" -bash: /etc/nginx/sites-enabled: Is a directory"

Yes, that is a directory, but a file you need to edit is in the /etc/nginx/sites-available directory. In a fresh installation, that file is called default, so to edit it, use a command like nano -w default or sudoedit default. Those two commands assumes that you are working inside the /etc/nginx/sites-available directory.

[Carl]

@planner said:

nano -w default

I think I'm getting closer :p (i think)

[finid]

@Carl said:

I think I'm getting closer (i think)

Yep, you're on the right track.

[zenkamal]

@Carl Yup, I'm in your boat! I tried the sites-enabled method, and the nginx.conf method, but no dice thus far.

-Turned use_port to false
-Tried listen to 80, or listen to myipaddress:80
-Tried proxy pass according to the wiki guidelines and also tried changing it to my IP address.

I'll wait until you get it working then copy EXACTLY what you did :)

[Carl]

@Kamal-Patel Ahh yes the struggle is real :p

I've read the tutorial over and over but I can't make sense of it, I'm not sure what it is telling me to do.

[a_5mith]

@Carl Have you aliased the file using

cd ../sites-enabled
ln -s ../sites-available

[Carl]

@a_5mith Hey, I just tried "cd ../sites-enabled" but I'm getting -bash: cd: "../sites-enabled: No such file or directory"

Haha I know it's simple but I just can my head around it.

[julian]

@Carl If you go into the "sites-enabled" directory, is "default" there?

[Carl]

@julian Umm I tried getting into the directory by "cd sites-enabled" but it's saying No such file or directory

[julian]

That directory should be in /etc/nginx

[Carl]

@julian said:

default

What do I shell to see if "default is there. I'm in carl@esports:/etc/nginx/sites-enabled$

[a_5mith]

@Carl ls should show you a default file.

[Carl]

@a_5mith

Ahh yeah default is in there, now what?:P Btw guys I appreciate the help (I'm not usually this dumb)