!> This documentation was originally created July 14, 2017. Some of it may now be outdated and needs updating. Proceed with caution.
| Directory | Use |
|---|---|
| /var/www | NGiИX Virtual Hosts |
| /etc/nginx | NGiИX Configuration |
| /etc/letsencrypt | TLS Certificates and LE Config |
| /home/ftp-* | FTP User Authorizations |
Each virtual host gets its own directory here, which is owned by root.
This is to enable the use of chroot to lock down each site.
Each virtual host directory contains within it an html directory, which is owned
either by the FTP user for that site if there is one, or www-data if not. This
html directory or a subdirectory is where the site is served from by NGiИX
Contains the web server (NGiИX) configuration files.
Outside of the site-templates-custom directory, this directory is managed
automatically by the server management software, so editing config files directly
is not a good idea since your changes may be overwritten at any time.
This directory is managed automatically by the installed Let's Encrypt ACME client, Certbot.
It contains all the TLS certificates used by NGiИX virtual hosts, and a configuration that
specifies how the certificates should be renewed. Those renewals are run by regularly by a
cron job — it's technically a systemd service.
These home directories contain only an SSH authorized_keys file which determines who can
access that account. Upon login, FTP users' sessions are moved to their respective chroot directory.
Contributors: Colin Campbell