How to Create and Set Up Nginx Virtual Hosts on Ubuntu

Ever wondered how you can host several websites on the same server without using virtual machines or complicated setups? Nginx virtual hosts is what you’re looking for.

This guide will look at how to configure a virtual web host on Ubuntu using the Nginx web server. Nginx is a highly performant web and reverse proxy server. It is lightweight, cross-platform, and open-source.

What Is a Virtual Host?

A virtual web host is a method of running or hosting several websites with different domain names on a single physical server or virtual machine.

Virtual hosting is widely used by website hosting companies in order to achieve economies of scale and to cater to multiple clients without spending much on dedicated server resources or hardware.

If you’ve ever used shared hosting, it is…