Nginx Config Generator
Generate production-ready Nginx server configurations for static sites, reverse proxies, PHP-FPM (Laravel), load balancers, and WebSocket proxies. Includes SSL, gzip, rate limiting, and security headers.
How Does the Nginx Config Generator Work?
The Nginx Config Generator is a free browser-based tool that creates production-ready Nginx server block configurations without requiring you to memorize Nginx syntax or dig through documentation. Simply select your server type, enter your domain name and upstream port, choose your SSL and feature preferences, and the tool instantly produces a complete, commented configuration file ready to paste into your server.
Nginx is the most widely used web server and reverse proxy in the world, powering over 30% of all websites. It excels at serving static content, load balancing, reverse proxying application servers, and handling SSL termination. However, writing correct Nginx configuration files from scratch is error-prone. A missing semicolon, incorrect directive placement, or forgotten security header can lead to downtime, security vulnerabilities, or poor performance. This tool eliminates those risks by generating validated configurations based on proven patterns.
Supported Server Types
The generator supports five common deployment patterns. Static Site configurations serve HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files directly from disk with proper try_files directives for clean URLs. Reverse Proxy configurations forward requests to backend application servers like NestJS, Node.js, or Laravel APIs running on a specific port, including proper proxy headers for WebSocket support and real client IP forwarding. PHP-FPM (Laravel) configurations connect Nginx to PHP-FPM via Unix socket, with Laravel-specific routing rules and hidden dotfile protection. Load Balancer configurations distribute traffic across multiple backend servers using round-robin with health checks. WebSocket Proxy configurations handle persistent WebSocket connections with proper upgrade headers and timeout settings.
SSL and Security Features
When you enable SSL, the generator produces a complete HTTPS configuration with automatic HTTP-to-HTTPS redirect, modern TLS protocols (TLSv1.2 and TLSv1.3), and strong cipher suites. You can choose Let's Encrypt certificate paths or custom certificate paths. Additional security features include gzip compression for faster page loads, rate limiting to protect against brute-force attacks and abuse, and security headers like X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, Referrer-Policy, and Content-Security-Policy to defend against common web vulnerabilities.
Every directive in the generated configuration includes inline comments explaining what it does and why it matters. This makes the output educational as well as practical — you learn Nginx best practices while getting a working config. All processing happens entirely in your browser with no data sent to any server, making it safe to use with production domain names and internal infrastructure details.