TECH0003 Install NGINX as a service on Windows

Summary – Install NGINX as a service on Windows.

| NGINX | Host Two Web Apps on Same Server Same Port Different Domain Name Using NGINX.

Two Steps:

Download nginx from official download page which is http://nginx.org/en/download.html Example used In this documentation is nginx 1.14.0
Extract the file contents to C:\ drive so the directory for nginx is C:\nginx-1.14.0
Download and install NSSM from the official download page given below. https://nssm.cc/download Example used In this documentation is nssm version 2.2.4.
Extract the file contents to C:\ drive so the directory for nssm is C:\nssm-2.24

Use NSSM to install NGINX as a service

Cd to the nssm directory and install nginx as a service .
```
cd C:\nssm-2.24\win64
```
After successful install you would be greeted by nssm GUI, then On the application tab set path to
```
C:\nginx-1.14.0 \nginx.exe
```
Set startup directory to
```
C:\nginx-1.14.0
```
On the I/O tab type on the Input slow
```
"start nginx"
```

Optionally set in the output and error slots.

C:\foobar\nginx\logs\service.out.log and C:\foobar\nginx\logs\service.err.log

In services manager you will find the new service, start it and test it in browser.

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