Cannot serve any host files

[Ulaxidor]

After installing nginx version 1.10.0, I moved my default nginx directory and replaced it with the one from the h5bp/server-configs-nginx git hub repository. After doing this I can not serve ANY host files at all because no matter how simple the host file, the ports are all closed. The host files should instruct nginx to listen to port 80 for example, but I get nothing. I have tried many fresh installs and I do not have any firewalls up at all. I’ve tried installing a firewall and directing it to open ports 80 and 443 explicitly but even that doesn’t work. No matter what, when I use the h5bp/server-configs-nginx git hub repository nginx, I can not serve any host files. However if I move that nginx directory and replace it with my original nginx directory I can serve host files and ports 80 and 443 are open once again. What am I doing wrong? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I am on a 4 core vps with 2gigs of ram running ubuntu 14.04.

[pentago]

Explain exactly what did you do because you didn't supposed to "move" anything anywhere, just merge config sections you actually need.

[quantumpacket]

When you run netstat -tap from a shell, do you see listening ports for 80/443? If not then it's nothing to do with a firewall, but the fact the hosts are not listening at all.

[Ulaxidor]

@pentago
Thanks for the reply! I cloned the h5bp server config repository via " git clone git@github.com:h5bp/server-configs-nginx.git /etc/nginx "
So rather than use the nginx directory that was already present during my initial installation of nginx, I moved it and replaced it with the contents of the h5bp server config repository. Are you suggesting I merge the two directories, and replace any default files with the ones that come with the h5bp repository?

[Ulaxidor]

@quantumpacket
Thanks for the reply! The server does not listen to either ports 80 or 443. An "nmap localhost" confirmed the netstat -tap results, which is that despite there being a proper host file, the server did not listen on either port. I've tried many host files, and no matter how simple, none have worked using the method of installation I outlined above. I will try merging both nginx directories.

[AD7six]

What am I doing wrong?

Well, it seems obvious that nginx isn't starting. Step 0 when debugging anything is to look at the log output e.g.:

root@vagrant:/etc/nginx/sites-enabled# /etc/init.d/nginx reload
 * Reloading nginx configuration nginx                                                                                                       [fail] 
root@vagrant:/etc/nginx/sites-enabled# nginx -t
nginx: [emerg] unknown directive "del" in /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/no-default:2 
nginx: configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf test failed
root@vagrant:/etc/nginx/sites-enabled# 

Closing as this repo isn't intended to be a replacement for nginx docs or a general nginx support mechanism.

Thanks!