qzaidi

  recursive_error_pages on;
  location / {
      try_files $uri @nodesrv;
  }

  location @nodesrv {
    proxy_pass http://localhost:5000;
    proxy_intercept_errors on;
    error_page   404          = @phpsrv;
  }

progrium

# run this as root
while [ 1 ]; do echo | nc -l -U /tmp/reload_nginx && /etc/init.d/nginx reload; done

# or as an upstart job
script
  echo | nc -l -U /tmp/reload_nginx && /etc/init.d/nginx reload
end script
respawn

# now any process can run this or do the equivalent with sockets to trigger reload

jessedearing

#!/bin/bash
echo "Generating an SSL private key to sign your certificate..."
openssl genrsa -des3 -out myssl.key 1024

echo "Generating a Certificate Signing Request..."
openssl req -new -key myssl.key -out myssl.csr

echo "Removing passphrase from key (for nginx)..."
cp myssl.key myssl.key.org
openssl rsa -in myssl.key.org -out myssl.key