Using nginx on Windows

Preparation

1. Install nginx
   • Download nginx/Windows-1.5.13 (or above) from http://nginx.org/en/download.html
   • Unzip a downloaded file.
   • Place the directory (nginx-1.5.13 or so) where you want.
2. Setup environment value NGINX_HOME to point nginx install directory.

Usage

To start nginx, double click start.cmd

To stop nginx, double click stop.cmd

When you have updated redirect configuration, double click reload.cmd to make nginx reload it.

Trouble shooting

• If you can't start nginx server, kill all nginx.exe processes by Windows TaskManager, then remove logs/nginx.pid file.