SSL setup - index in nginx.conf should point to where?

zeno

I was asked to add the following to /etc/nginx/nginx.conf to enable ssl:

server {
    listen 443;
    ssl on;
    ssl_certificate xxxxxx;
    ssl_certificate_key xxxxxx;

    server_name  forum.shaders.xyz;
    access_log /var/log/nginx/nginx.vhost.access.log;
    error_log /var/log/nginx/nginx.vhost.error.log;
    location / {
        root /var/www/flarum/forum.shaders.xyz/;
        index index.html;
    }
}

What should the index be for flarum? I tried setting it to index index.php index.html index.htm;, but then it just downloads the index.php file..

Should I have added the server{} to nginx.conf to begin with? Or should I have modified /etc/nginx/sites-enables/forum.shaders.xyz?

Any tips would be welcome
Cheers

zeno

After pasting in the extra code within server{} from /etc/nginx/sites-enables/forum.shaders.xyz, it seems to work.

clarkwinkelmann

You should keep everything from the suggested nginx config https://flarum.org/docs/install.html#nginx You can then add everything from your first post except the location instruction which is already present in the suggested config.

Also there should be a PHP-FM configuration in there as well. Previously there was one in the suggested config, but I suppose it has been removed because it had to be specific to your webserver. You should be able to copy that from an example config or from your host documentation if applicable. In your first post I don't see any PHP-FPM configuration, that's probably why PHP doesn't run and the file is downloaded as-it.