Vagrant / Rails / Nginx / Site Config

rails-nginx-site-config.txt

# create app file
sudo vim /etc/nginx/sites-available/appname

# insert server block in app file
server {
  listen 80 default_server;
  server_name www.mydomain.com;
  passenger_enabled on;
  passenger_app_env development;
  root /vagrant/appname/public;
}

# link app file to enabled
sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/appname /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/appname

# reload server
sudo nginx -s reload