nginx.conf

[ppmax]

Hi--

Im still getting up to speed with the standard procedures and best practices with FreeNAS...thus my question:
What is the best way to add a web directory to the nginx.conf file? I'd like to have nginx server up a directory index of my /mnt/volume1/media folder so I can browse my movies and music easily.

Should this modification be done to /conf/base/etc/local/nginx/nginx.conf ?
Do I need to mount -rw / first? (it looks like nginx.conf is rw for root as is)
I've done a ton of httpd.conf customization but am unfamiliar with nginx. Does anyone have a modified nginx.conf file they can share and explain?

thx
PP

 

[Joshua Parker Ruehlig]

Since your are on 8.2 just add plugins jail. Then from within the jail just 'pkg_add -r nginx', it'll complain about dependencies so grab all of them first with pkg_add. then add 'nginx_enable=YES' to /etc/rc.conf in your jail as well.

It works =] and is the new preferred was to run stuff on freenas. If you want, you can even add something like owncloud (needs php + sqlite or mysql). Its a great way to browse files and add web permissions, I've been testing this a bit.

 

[ppmax]

Thanks Joshua--

I've got a plugins jail all set up for minidlna and firefly. Those plugins use the host web server, correct? I didnt find any nginx.conf file within the jail--and don't want to stomp all over a perfectly good install ;)

ownCloud looks pretty sweet--thanks for the tip. Sounds like a perfect weekend project to decompress with (I'm on the computer at work all the time...but stuff like this relaxes me).

PS: I take it I can use nginx instead of apache2 for own cloud?

PPS: watching a couple of your vids got me stoked on FreeNAS and pfSense

cheers
PP