Replace NGINX only Installation with Apache

RaZZe · Post by **RaZZe** » Wed May 18, 2016 7:12 am

Hi,

is it possible to replace my NGINX only installation with a apache or Apache+Nginx installation ?

Greetings RaZZe

Post by **tjebbeke** » Wed May 18, 2016 2:30 pm

I don't think it's easy. The best and maybe fastest way is to backup your users, reinstall your server with vestaCP and import the backups.

RaZZe · Post by **RaZZe** » Thu May 19, 2016 12:56 pm

tjebbeke wrote:I don't think it's easy. The best and maybe fastest way is to backup your users, reinstall your server with vestaCP and import the backups.

No way. Need a solution with fewer Downtime and a Mailserver downtime is not possible.

Elizine · Post by **Elizine** » Fri May 20, 2016 7:50 am

First, you need to stop nginx so it releases port 80 so that apache2 can listen to it later on.

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sudo service nginx stop

Next, if nginx was installed with apt-get, removing it would be as simple as

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sudo apt-get remove nginx

Instead, you can also use

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sudo apt-get purge nginx

First one removes all package files, while the second also removes the configuration files.
If you intend to use nginx later on with the configuration you did, use remove. Else, I would suggest using purge.

After removing nginx, you can restart apache to make sure it is listening to port 80.

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sudo apache2ctl restart

If you had removed apache before installing nginx, you can re-install it with

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sudo apt-get install apache2

fossxplorer · Post by **fossxplorer** » Mon May 23, 2016 8:27 pm

And...what about vhost for the newly installed Apache??

Post by **tjebbeke** » Mon May 23, 2016 8:50 pm

It isn't that easy. You need to change vesta config files, Nginx configs, Apache configs, ...
Maybe you can take a look at the install script and use some commands to download templates, change configs.

The easiest way from Nginx only is to Nginx + Apache. You only need to add Apache, some templates and modify some config files. You can install Apache when Nginx stays running to prevent downtime.

From Nginx to Apache only is hard I think. You need to change ports, ...

https://github.com/serghey-rodin/vesta/ ... er/install

If you think it is too difficult, maybe I can help you, send me a PM.

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