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Latest revision as of 18:38, 11 May 2023
With DNS - cert by LetsEncrypt
No DNS Using IP and Self Signed Certs for https
Spin up a Server
Using Vultr i am going to deploy a Ubuntu 20.04 Server.
$5 a month, 1 cpu, 1024MB ram, 25GB ssd, 1000GB Bandwidth.
I have been given the IP:192.248.155.201
DNS
make a A RECORD for subdomain server IP address
| Type | Host | Ip address | TTL |
| A record | xml | 192.248.155.201 | auto |
Enable Basic FireWall
ufw allow 22/tcp
ufw allow 443/tcp
ufw allow 80/tcp
ufw enable
Enable Auto Updates
Setup Basic Auto Updates for your Server so you don't have to keep logging into server to update
Install NGINX
apt install nginx -y
You should now be able to see the Welcome to nginx! site on your subdomain (or just use server ip address).
Only http will work as we have not yet setup are https
Default NGINX Before Certbot - Placed here just for notes:
cat /etc/nginx/sites-available/default
##
# You should look at the following URL's in order to grasp a solid understanding
# of Nginx configuration files in order to fully unleash the power of Nginx.
# https://www.nginx.com/resources/wiki/start/
# https://www.nginx.com/resources/wiki/start/topics/tutorials/config_pitfalls/
# https://wiki.debian.org/Nginx/DirectoryStructure
#
# In most cases, administrators will remove this file from sites-enabled/ and
# leave it as reference inside of sites-available where it will continue to be
# updated by the nginx packaging team.
#
# This file will automatically load configuration files provided by other
# applications, such as Drupal or Wordpress. These applications will be made
# available underneath a path with that package name, such as /drupal8.
#
# Please see /usr/share/doc/nginx-doc/examples/ for more detailed examples.
##
# Default server configuration
#
server {
listen 80 default_server;
listen [::]:80 default_server;
# SSL configuration
#
# listen 443 ssl default_server;
# listen [::]:443 ssl default_server;
#
# Note: You should disable gzip for SSL traffic.
# See: https://bugs.debian.org/773332
#
# Read up on ssl_ciphers to ensure a secure configuration.
# See: https://bugs.debian.org/765782
#
# Self signed certs generated by the ssl-cert package
# Don't use them in a production server!
#
# include snippets/snakeoil.conf;
root /var/www/html;
# Add index.php to the list if you are using PHP
index index.html index.htm index.nginx-debian.html;
server_name _;
location / {
# First attempt to serve request as file, then
# as directory, then fall back to displaying a 404.
try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
}
# pass PHP scripts to FastCGI server
#
#location ~ \.php$ {
# include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
#
# # With php-fpm (or other unix sockets):
# fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock;
# # With php-cgi (or other tcp sockets):
# fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
#}
# deny access to .htaccess files, if Apache's document root
# concurs with nginx's one
#
#location ~ /\.ht {
# deny all;
#}
}
# Virtual Host configuration for example.com
#
# You can move that to a different file under sites-available/ and symlink that
# to sites-enabled/ to enable it.
#
#server {
# listen 80;
# listen [::]:80;
#
# server_name example.com;
#
# root /var/www/example.com;
# index index.html;
#
# location / {
# try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
# }
#}
LetsEncrypt
snap install certbot --classic
certbot --nginx -d xml.completenoobs.com
You should now be able to view the Welcome to nginx! page with https
Setup NGINX
CertBot did the work for us :) Good Bot.
The nginx default site should look like this:
cat /etc/nginx/sites-available/default
##
# You should look at the following URL's in order to grasp a solid understanding
# of Nginx configuration files in order to fully unleash the power of Nginx.
# https://www.nginx.com/resources/wiki/start/
# https://www.nginx.com/resources/wiki/start/topics/tutorials/config_pitfalls/
# https://wiki.debian.org/Nginx/DirectoryStructure
#
# In most cases, administrators will remove this file from sites-enabled/ and
# leave it as reference inside of sites-available where it will continue to be
# updated by the nginx packaging team.
#
# This file will automatically load configuration files provided by other
# applications, such as Drupal or Wordpress. These applications will be made
# available underneath a path with that package name, such as /drupal8.
#
# Please see /usr/share/doc/nginx-doc/examples/ for more detailed examples.
##
# Default server configuration
#
server {
listen 80 default_server;
listen [::]:80 default_server;
# SSL configuration
#
# listen 443 ssl default_server;
# listen [::]:443 ssl default_server;
#
# Note: You should disable gzip for SSL traffic.
# See: https://bugs.debian.org/773332
#
# Read up on ssl_ciphers to ensure a secure configuration.
# See: https://bugs.debian.org/765782
#
# Self signed certs generated by the ssl-cert package
# Don't use them in a production server!
#
# include snippets/snakeoil.conf;
root /var/www/html;
# Add index.php to the list if you are using PHP
index index.html index.htm index.nginx-debian.html;
server_name _;
location / {
# First attempt to serve request as file, then
# as directory, then fall back to displaying a 404.
try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
}
# pass PHP scripts to FastCGI server
#
#location ~ \.php$ {
# include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
#
# # With php-fpm (or other unix sockets):
# fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock;
# # With php-cgi (or other tcp sockets):
# fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
#}
# deny access to .htaccess files, if Apache's document root
# concurs with nginx's one
#
#location ~ /\.ht {
# deny all;
#}
}
# Virtual Host configuration for example.com
#
# You can move that to a different file under sites-available/ and symlink that
# to sites-enabled/ to enable it.
#
#server {
# listen 80;
# listen [::]:80;
#
# server_name example.com;
#
# root /var/www/example.com;
# index index.html;
#
# location / {
# try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
# }
#}
server {
# SSL configuration
#
# listen 443 ssl default_server;
# listen [::]:443 ssl default_server;
#
# Note: You should disable gzip for SSL traffic.
# See: https://bugs.debian.org/773332
#
# Read up on ssl_ciphers to ensure a secure configuration.
# See: https://bugs.debian.org/765782
#
# Self signed certs generated by the ssl-cert package
# Don't use them in a production server!
#
# include snippets/snakeoil.conf;
root /var/www/html;
# Add index.php to the list if you are using PHP
index index.html index.htm index.nginx-debian.html;
server_name xml.completenoobs.com; # managed by Certbot
location / {
# First attempt to serve request as file, then
# as directory, then fall back to displaying a 404.
try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
}
# pass PHP scripts to FastCGI server
#
#location ~ \.php$ {
# include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
#
# # With php-fpm (or other unix sockets):
# fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock;
# # With php-cgi (or other tcp sockets):
# fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
#}
# deny access to .htaccess files, if Apache's document root
# concurs with nginx's one
#
#location ~ /\.ht {
# deny all;
#}
listen [::]:443 ssl ipv6only=on; # managed by Certbot
listen 443 ssl; # managed by Certbot
ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/xml.completenoobs.com/fullchain.pem; # managed by Certbot
ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/xml.completenoobs.com/privkey.pem; # managed by Certbot
include /etc/letsencrypt/options-ssl-nginx.conf; # managed by Certbot
ssl_dhparam /etc/letsencrypt/ssl-dhparams.pem; # managed by Certbot
}
server {
if ($host = xml.completenoobs.com) {
return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
} # managed by Certbot
listen 80 ;
listen [::]:80 ;
server_name xml.completenoobs.com;
return 404; # managed by Certbot
}
We just need to add one line autoindex on;in the location { }
$EDITOR /etc/nginx/sites-available/default
/etc/nginx/sites-available/default After appending autoindex on;:
##
# You should look at the following URL's in order to grasp a solid understanding
# of Nginx configuration files in order to fully unleash the power of Nginx.
# https://www.nginx.com/resources/wiki/start/
# https://www.nginx.com/resources/wiki/start/topics/tutorials/config_pitfalls/
# https://wiki.debian.org/Nginx/DirectoryStructure
#
# In most cases, administrators will remove this file from sites-enabled/ and
# leave it as reference inside of sites-available where it will continue to be
# updated by the nginx packaging team.
#
# This file will automatically load configuration files provided by other
# applications, such as Drupal or Wordpress. These applications will be made
# available underneath a path with that package name, such as /drupal8.
#
# Please see /usr/share/doc/nginx-doc/examples/ for more detailed examples.
##
# Default server configuration
#
server {
listen 80 default_server;
listen [::]:80 default_server;
# SSL configuration
#
# listen 443 ssl default_server;
# listen [::]:443 ssl default_server;
#
# Note: You should disable gzip for SSL traffic.
# See: https://bugs.debian.org/773332
#
# Read up on ssl_ciphers to ensure a secure configuration.
# See: https://bugs.debian.org/765782
#
# Self signed certs generated by the ssl-cert package
# Don't use them in a production server!
#
# include snippets/snakeoil.conf;
root /var/www/html;
# Add index.php to the list if you are using PHP
index index.html index.htm index.nginx-debian.html;
server_name _;
location / {
# First attempt to serve request as file, then
# as directory, then fall back to displaying a 404.
try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
}
# pass PHP scripts to FastCGI server
#
#location ~ \.php$ {
# include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
#
# # With php-fpm (or other unix sockets):
# fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock;
# # With php-cgi (or other tcp sockets):
# fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
#}
# deny access to .htaccess files, if Apache's document root
# concurs with nginx's one
#
#location ~ /\.ht {
# deny all;
#}
}
# Virtual Host configuration for example.com
#
# You can move that to a different file under sites-available/ and symlink that
# to sites-enabled/ to enable it.
#
#server {
# listen 80;
# listen [::]:80;
#
# server_name example.com;
#
# root /var/www/example.com;
# index index.html;
#
# location / {
# try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
# }
#}
server {
# SSL configuration
#
# listen 443 ssl default_server;
# listen [::]:443 ssl default_server;
#
# Note: You should disable gzip for SSL traffic.
# See: https://bugs.debian.org/773332
#
# Read up on ssl_ciphers to ensure a secure configuration.
# See: https://bugs.debian.org/765782
#
# Self signed certs generated by the ssl-cert package
# Don't use them in a production server!
#
# include snippets/snakeoil.conf;
root /var/www/html;
# Add index.php to the list if you are using PHP
index index.html index.htm index.nginx-debian.html;
server_name xml.completenoobs.com; # managed by Certbot
location / {
# First attempt to serve request as file, then
# as directory, then fall back to displaying a 404.
try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
# To allow browsing of directory
autoindex on;
}
# pass PHP scripts to FastCGI server
#
#location ~ \.php$ {
# include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
#
# # With php-fpm (or other unix sockets):
# fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock;
# # With php-cgi (or other tcp sockets):
# fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
#}
# deny access to .htaccess files, if Apache's document root
# concurs with nginx's one
#
#location ~ /\.ht {
# deny all;
#}
listen [::]:443 ssl ipv6only=on; # managed by Certbot
listen 443 ssl; # managed by Certbot
ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/xml.completenoobs.com/fullchain.pem; # managed by Certbot
ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/xml.completenoobs.com/privkey.pem; # managed by Certbot
include /etc/letsencrypt/options-ssl-nginx.conf; # managed by Certbot
ssl_dhparam /etc/letsencrypt/ssl-dhparams.pem; # managed by Certbot
}
server {
if ($host = xml.completenoobs.com) {
return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
} # managed by Certbot
listen 80 ;
listen [::]:80 ;
server_name xml.completenoobs.com;
return 404; # managed by Certbot
}
Same File with Comments removed for easier read:
# Default server configuration
#
server {
listen 80 default_server;
listen [::]:80 default_server;
root /var/www/html;
# Add index.php to the list if you are using PHP
index index.html index.htm index.nginx-debian.html;
server_name _;
location / {
# First attempt to serve request as file, then
# as directory, then fall back to displaying a 404.
try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
}
}
server {
root /var/www/html;
# Add index.php to the list if you are using PHP
index index.html index.htm index.nginx-debian.html;
server_name xml.completenoobs.com; # managed by Certbot
location / {
# First attempt to serve request as file, then
# as directory, then fall back to displaying a 404.
try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
# To allow browsing of directory
autoindex on;
}
listen [::]:443 ssl ipv6only=on; # managed by Certbot
listen 443 ssl; # managed by Certbot
ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/xml.completenoobs.com/fullchain.pem; # managed by Certbot
ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/xml.completenoobs.com/privkey.pem; # managed by Certbot
include /etc/letsencrypt/options-ssl-nginx.conf; # managed by Certbot
ssl_dhparam /etc/letsencrypt/ssl-dhparams.pem; # managed by Certbot
}
server {
if ($host = xml.completenoobs.com) {
return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
} # managed by Certbot
listen 80 ;
listen [::]:80 ;
server_name xml.completenoobs.com;
return 404; # managed by Certbot
}
More Info
autoindex on; directive:
The autoindex on; directive in an Nginx configuration file enables directory listing for the specified location.
In other words, if a user requests a URL that corresponds to a directory (rather than a specific file), and autoindex on; is specified for that location in the Nginx configuration file, then Nginx will generate a directory listing page that shows the contents of that directory.
This can be useful for making files available for download or for providing an easy way to browse the contents of a directory. However, it can also be a security risk if sensitive files are inadvertently made available for download or if a user gains access to a directory listing page that they should not be able to access.
To mitigate this risk, it's important to ensure that the autoindex on; directive is only used when necessary and is not enabled for sensitive directories or files. It's also a good idea to customize the appearance of the directory listing page to make it clear what files are available and to restrict access to the directory listing page using Nginx authentication or other security measures.
Nginx Config File:
# Default server configuration
#
server {
listen 80 default_server;
listen [::]:80 default_server;
######^^^
These two lines specify that the server block is listening on port 80 (the default HTTP port) for IPv4 and IPv6 connections. The default_server parameter indicates that this block will be used as the default server block for any incoming connections that do not match any other server blocks.
#################################################
root /var/www/html;
######^^
This line sets the root directory for the server block. This is the directory where Nginx will look for files to serve in response to incoming requests.
##########################################
# Add index.php to the list if you are using PHP
index index.html index.htm index.nginx-debian.html;
##########^^
This line specifies the order in which Nginx should look for index files in the root directory when serving requests. In this case, Nginx will first look for index.html, then index.htm, and then index.nginx-debian.html.
##########################################################
server_name _;
#######^^
This line specifies the server name for the block. The underscore _ indicates a catch-all server name, meaning that this block will handle any requests that do not match a server name defined in another server block.
#######################################################
location / {
# First attempt to serve request as file, then
# as directory, then fall back to displaying a 404.
try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
###############^^
This block specifies the location directive for requests that match the root directory of the server block. The try_files directive specifies that Nginx should first try to serve the request as a file, then as a directory, and then return a 404 error if the file or directory cannot be found.
######################################################
}
}
server {
root /var/www/html;
# Add index.php to the list if you are using PHP
index index.html index.htm index.nginx-debian.html;
server_name xml.completenoobs.com; # managed by Certbot
######^^
This block specifies the server configuration for requests that match the server name xml.completenoobs.com. The root directive specifies the root directory for this server block, and the index directive specifies the order in which Nginx should look for index files when serving requests. The server_name directive specifies the name of the server that this block handles.
######################
location / {
# First attempt to serve request as file, then
# as directory, then fall back to displaying a 404.
try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
# To allow browsing of directory
autoindex on;
}
###########^^
This block specifies the location directive for requests that match the root directory of the server block. The try_files directive specifies that Nginx should first try to serve the request as a file, then as a directory, and then return a 404 error if the file or directory cannot be found. The autoindex directive enables directory listing for this location.
##############################
listen [::]:443 ssl ipv6only=on; # managed by Certbot
listen 443 ssl; # managed by Certbot
ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/xml.completenoobs.com/fullchain.pem; # managed by Certbot
ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/xml.completenoobs.com/privkey.pem; # managed by Certbot
include /etc/letsencrypt/options-ssl-nginx.conf; # managed by Certbot
ssl_dhparam /etc/letsencrypt/ssl-dhparams.pem; # managed by Certbot
}
##################^^
These lines specify the SSL configuration for the server block, including the SSL certificates and keys, the SSL protocol settings, and the SSL Diffie-Hellman parameters. The listen directive specifies that the server block should listen for HTTPS connections on port 443, and the ssl parameter indicates that SSL/TLS should be used for these connections. The remaining lines specify the SSL certificates and keys, as well as the SSL options and Diffie-Hellman parameters managed by Certbot.
#########################
server {
if ($host = xml.completenoobs.com) {
return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
} # managed by Certbot
########^^
This block specifies that if the incoming request matches the server name xml.completenoobs.com, Nginx should return a 301 HTTP status code (Moved Permanently) and redirect the request to HTTPS.
#######################
listen 80 ;
listen [::]:80 ;
server_name xml.completenoobs.com;
return 404; # managed by Certbot
}
##########^^
These lines specify the server configuration for requests that match the server name xml.completenoobs.com on port 80 (the default HTTP port). The listen directives specify that the server block should listen for HTTP connections on both IPv4 and IPv6. The server_name directive specifies the name of the server that this block handles. The return 404 directive specifies that Nginx should return a 404 HTTP status code for all requests that match this server block.
Note that this server block is likely intended to be used in conjunction with another server block that handles HTTPS requests for xml.completenoobs.com, since the HTTP requests will be redirected to HTTPS by the if directive in this block.
############################
Hosting XML files for easy Downloading
we are going to delete the default index page and create another.
rm /var/www/html/index.nginx-debian.html
$EDITOR /var/www/html/index.html
Insert:
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>CompleteNoobs-XML_Dumps</title> </head> <body> <h1> <a href="xmlDumps/">Click here for are latest XML Dumps</a>.</p> </h1> </body> </html>
Create a Directory to place are dumps
mkdir /var/www/html/xmlDumps
This is the directory we will place are dumps for sharing and easy downloads.
chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/xmlDumps
systemctl restart nginx
now create a test file with some content and test.
$EDITOR /var/www/html/xmlDumps/test.txt
Check you can see/read on web browser.
This is the directory where we will send are mediawiki dumps.
Transfer Files to Sharing Directory
scp
Check SCP_Examples for more examples:
To send direct from MediaWiki server (Example file 'xmlDump-03-03-2023')
Will be prompted to enter password:
scp /path/to/xmlDump-03-03-2023 root@xml.completenoobs.com:/var/www/html/xmlDumps/
sshfs
Read the sshfs page for more info
Can be useful if you are transferring a large number of files from your computer to server and want to use the GUI file explorer.
NOTE:replace $USER with your user account (Example: mine is 'ubunix' so i will replace '$USER' with 'ubunix')
Install sshfs on your computer
sudo apt install sshfs
Create a Directory you are going to mount remote server directory to:
mkdir /home/$USER/ServerMount
sudo sshfs -o allow_other,default_permissions root@xml.completenoobs.com:/var/www/html/xmlDumps/ /home/$USER/ServerMount/
To umount use:
sudo umount /home/$USER/ServerMount
sftp
Rsync
syncthing
FreeFileSync
Seafile
Require Username and Password to view website/files (Optional - Placed here for educational reasons)
apt install apache2-utils
In your /etc/nginx/sites-available/default
Append the lines(see before and after files to see where):
auth_basic "Hello Please Login"; auth_basic_user_file /etc/nginx/.htpasswd;
/etc/nginx/sites-available/default: Before
##
# You should look at the following URL's in order to grasp a solid understanding
# of Nginx configuration files in order to fully unleash the power of Nginx.
# https://www.nginx.com/resources/wiki/start/
# https://www.nginx.com/resources/wiki/start/topics/tutorials/config_pitfalls/
# https://wiki.debian.org/Nginx/DirectoryStructure
#
# In most cases, administrators will remove this file from sites-enabled/ and
# leave it as reference inside of sites-available where it will continue to be
# updated by the nginx packaging team.
#
# This file will automatically load configuration files provided by other
# applications, such as Drupal or Wordpress. These applications will be made
# available underneath a path with that package name, such as /drupal8.
#
# Please see /usr/share/doc/nginx-doc/examples/ for more detailed examples.
##
# Default server configuration
#
server {
listen 80 default_server;
listen [::]:80 default_server;
# SSL configuration
#
# listen 443 ssl default_server;
# listen [::]:443 ssl default_server;
#
# Note: You should disable gzip for SSL traffic.
# See: https://bugs.debian.org/773332
#
# Read up on ssl_ciphers to ensure a secure configuration.
# See: https://bugs.debian.org/765782
#
# Self signed certs generated by the ssl-cert package
# Don't use them in a production server!
#
# include snippets/snakeoil.conf;
root /var/www/html;
# Add index.php to the list if you are using PHP
index index.html index.htm index.nginx-debian.html;
server_name _;
location / {
# First attempt to serve request as file, then
# as directory, then fall back to displaying a 404.
try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
}
# pass PHP scripts to FastCGI server
#
#location ~ \.php$ {
# include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
#
# # With php-fpm (or other unix sockets):
# fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock;
# # With php-cgi (or other tcp sockets):
# fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
#}
# deny access to .htaccess files, if Apache's document root
# concurs with nginx's one
#
#location ~ /\.ht {
# deny all;
#}
}
# Virtual Host configuration for example.com
#
# You can move that to a different file under sites-available/ and symlink that
# to sites-enabled/ to enable it.
#
#server {
# listen 80;
# listen [::]:80;
#
# server_name example.com;
#
# root /var/www/example.com;
# index index.html;
#
# location / {
# try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
# }
#}
server {
# SSL configuration
#
# listen 443 ssl default_server;
# listen [::]:443 ssl default_server;
#
# Note: You should disable gzip for SSL traffic.
# See: https://bugs.debian.org/773332
#
# Read up on ssl_ciphers to ensure a secure configuration.
# See: https://bugs.debian.org/765782
#
# Self signed certs generated by the ssl-cert package
# Don't use them in a production server!
#
# include snippets/snakeoil.conf;
root /var/www/html;
# Add index.php to the list if you are using PHP
index index.html index.htm index.nginx-debian.html;
server_name xml.completenoobs.com; # managed by Certbot
location / {
# First attempt to serve request as file, then
# as directory, then fall back to displaying a 404.
try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
}
# pass PHP scripts to FastCGI server
#
#location ~ \.php$ {
# include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
#
# # With php-fpm (or other unix sockets):
# fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock;
# # With php-cgi (or other tcp sockets):
# fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
#}
# deny access to .htaccess files, if Apache's document root
# concurs with nginx's one
#
#location ~ /\.ht {
# deny all;
#}
listen [::]:443 ssl ipv6only=on; # managed by Certbot
listen 443 ssl; # managed by Certbot
ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/xml.completenoobs.com/fullchain.pem; # managed by Certbot
ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/xml.completenoobs.com/privkey.pem; # managed by Certbot
include /etc/letsencrypt/options-ssl-nginx.conf; # managed by Certbot
ssl_dhparam /etc/letsencrypt/ssl-dhparams.pem; # managed by Certbot
}
server {
if ($host = xml.completenoobs.com) {
return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
} # managed by Certbot
listen 80 ;
listen [::]:80 ;
server_name xml.completenoobs.com;
return 404; # managed by Certbot
}
/etc/nginx/sites-available/default: After
##
# You should look at the following URL's in order to grasp a solid understanding
# of Nginx configuration files in order to fully unleash the power of Nginx.
# https://www.nginx.com/resources/wiki/start/
# https://www.nginx.com/resources/wiki/start/topics/tutorials/config_pitfalls/
# https://wiki.debian.org/Nginx/DirectoryStructure
#
# In most cases, administrators will remove this file from sites-enabled/ and
# leave it as reference inside of sites-available where it will continue to be
# updated by the nginx packaging team.
#
# This file will automatically load configuration files provided by other
# applications, such as Drupal or Wordpress. These applications will be made
# available underneath a path with that package name, such as /drupal8.
#
# Please see /usr/share/doc/nginx-doc/examples/ for more detailed examples.
##
# Default server configuration
#
server {
listen 80 default_server;
listen [::]:80 default_server;
# SSL configuration
#
# listen 443 ssl default_server;
# listen [::]:443 ssl default_server;
#
# Note: You should disable gzip for SSL traffic.
# See: https://bugs.debian.org/773332
#
# Read up on ssl_ciphers to ensure a secure configuration.
# See: https://bugs.debian.org/765782
#
# Self signed certs generated by the ssl-cert package
# Don't use them in a production server!
#
# include snippets/snakeoil.conf;
root /var/www/html;
# Add index.php to the list if you are using PHP
index index.html index.htm index.nginx-debian.html;
server_name _;
location / {
# First attempt to serve request as file, then
# as directory, then fall back to displaying a 404.
try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
}
# pass PHP scripts to FastCGI server
#
#location ~ \.php$ {
# include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
#
# # With php-fpm (or other unix sockets):
# fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock;
# # With php-cgi (or other tcp sockets):
# fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
#}
# deny access to .htaccess files, if Apache's document root
# concurs with nginx's one
#
#location ~ /\.ht {
# deny all;
#}
}
# Virtual Host configuration for example.com
#
# You can move that to a different file under sites-available/ and symlink that
# to sites-enabled/ to enable it.
#
#server {
# listen 80;
# listen [::]:80;
#
# server_name example.com;
#
# root /var/www/example.com;
# index index.html;
#
# location / {
# try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
# }
#}
server {
# SSL configuration
#
# listen 443 ssl default_server;
# listen [::]:443 ssl default_server;
#
# Note: You should disable gzip for SSL traffic.
# See: https://bugs.debian.org/773332
#
# Read up on ssl_ciphers to ensure a secure configuration.
# See: https://bugs.debian.org/765782
#
# Self signed certs generated by the ssl-cert package
# Don't use them in a production server!
#
# include snippets/snakeoil.conf;
root /var/www/html;
# Add index.php to the list if you are using PHP
index index.html index.htm index.nginx-debian.html;
server_name xml.completenoobs.com; # managed by Certbot
location / {
# First attempt to serve request as file, then
# as directory, then fall back to displaying a 404.
try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
# To allow browsing of directory
autoindex on;
auth_basic "Hello Please Login";
auth_basic_user_file /etc/nginx/.htpasswd;
}
# pass PHP scripts to FastCGI server
#
#location ~ \.php$ {
# include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
#
# # With php-fpm (or other unix sockets):
# fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.4-fpm.sock;
# # With php-cgi (or other tcp sockets):
# fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
#}
# deny access to .htaccess files, if Apache's document root
# concurs with nginx's one
#
#location ~ /\.ht {
# deny all;
#}
listen [::]:443 ssl ipv6only=on; # managed by Certbot
listen 443 ssl; # managed by Certbot
ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/xml.completenoobs.com/fullchain.pem; # managed by Certbot
ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/xml.completenoobs.com/privkey.pem; # managed by Certbot
include /etc/letsencrypt/options-ssl-nginx.conf; # managed by Certbot
ssl_dhparam /etc/letsencrypt/ssl-dhparams.pem; # managed by Certbot
}
server {
if ($host = xml.completenoobs.com) {
return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
} # managed by Certbot
listen 80 ;
listen [::]:80 ;
server_name xml.completenoobs.com;
return 404; # managed by Certbot
}
Create a login Username and Password to view your website
Add user; change user1 to username of your choice; you will be prompted for password.
htpasswd -c /etc/nginx/.htpasswd user1
The -c flag is only needed the first time to create the file /etc/nginx/.htpasswd
Add second user; the same method is used to add has many users has you want.
htpasswd /etc/nginx/.htpasswd user2
To update or change passwd for user, repeat command with username of account you wish to change; enter new password.
htpasswd /etc/nginx/.htpasswd user1
Restart Nginx:
systemctl restart nginx
And try site.
Fail2Ban to Block IP's Which Enter Incorrect Username and/or Password
Install Fail2Ban:
apt install fail2ban
cp /etc/fail2ban/jail.conf /etc/fail2ban/jail.local
$EDITOR /etc/fail2ban/jail.local
Note: Can append to the very bottom of the page.
# Reject Connections that failed username password _action_tcp_udp = %(banaction)s[name=%(__name__)s-tcp, protocol="tcp", port="%(port)s", blocktype="REJECT --reject-with tcp-reset", chain="%(chain)s", actname=%(banaction)s-tcp] %(banaction)s[name=%(__name__)s-udp, protocol="udp", port="%(port)s", blocktype="REJECT --reject-with icmp-port-unreachable", chain="%(chain)s", actname=%(banaction)s-udp] actionx = %(_action_tcp_udp)s [nginx-cup] #the name in brackets above is what you use for status # fail2ban-client status nginx-cup enabled = true filter = nginx-correct-up port = http,https logpath = /var/log/nginx/error.log findtime = 3m bantime = 3m maxretry = 3 #ignoreip = <your-ipaddress> #Note: Can find your ipaddress using `curl ifconfig.me` or visit `whatismyip.com`
$EDITOR /etc/fail2ban/filter.d/nginx-correct-up.conf
[Definition] failregex = client:\s<HOST> ignoreregex =
Check Fail2Ban for errors
fail2ban-client -d
restart nginx and fail2ban so updated setting can take effect
systemctl restart fail2ban.service
systemctl restart nginx.service
And test.
Remove need for username and password
Comment out (or delete) the following lines from your nginx config file:
$EDITOR /etc/nginx/sites-available/default
auth_basic "Hello Please Login"; auth_basic_user_file /etc/nginx/.htpasswd;
Can comment out lines by placing a '#' in front.
#auth_basic "Hello Please Login"; #auth_basic_user_file /etc/nginx/.htpasswd;
Restart Nginx:
systemctl restart nginx