Applicable to:
- Plesk Onyx for Linux
Symptoms
nginx is enabled as the reverse proxy in Plesk.
If try adding the below directives in Plesk in Domains > example.com > Apache & nginx Settings > Additional nginx directives:
CONFIG_TEXT: location / {
..........
}
The following error occurs:
PLESK_ERROR: Invalid nginx configuration: nginx: [emerg] duplicate location "/" in /data/www/system/example.com/conf/vhost_nginx.conf:1 nginx: configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf test failed
Cause
Location / is already defined in the main domain configuration file /var/www/vhosts/system/example.com/conf/nginx.conf.
Resolution
If additional directives should be added to the location /, it can be done using the custom virtual hosts configuration templates. See the below documentation article for more details:
Changing Virtual Hosts Settings Using Configuration Templates
Warning: The changes in the virtual hosts configuration templates are applied to all domains on the server.
Alternatively, disable proxy mode for the domain example.com so only nginx is used for serving the domain. In this case, it is possible to define location / in Plesk in Domains > example.com > Apache & nginx Settings > Additional nginx directives.
Comments
2 comments
There is a bug: after deselecting checkbox Proxy mode, you must hit Save or Apply, and only after this step, you can add the directives, and save or apply again.
If you deselect the checkbox and add the directives in the same step, without an intermediate save or apply operation, you'll still get the error.
Hello @Marco Marsala,
Thank you for the feedback!
This behavior was reproduced in a test environment.
Currently, a request to the Development Team was created to clarify the nature of it.
We will update you as soon as we get any new information.
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