# NGINX fails to start

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**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [March 8, 2024, 2:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nginx-fails-to-start/298533 "2024-03-08T14:43:22Z")\
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Ok, my discourse forum is up and running!

Unfortunately, the instructions don’t mention how to modify the settings for NGINX, which is running the website/WordPress.

It only says this: Make other NGINX “sites”, then link and enable them, as in the last step above.

I would really appreciate any tips on how to achieve this.

I installed wordpress according to this guide: [How To Install WordPress With Docker Compose](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-wordpress-with-docker-compose)

Besides that, can you please confirm or deny my conclusions?

1. NGINX (the one not in the container) is used as a reverse proxy.
2. NGINX (the one not in the container) is referred to as “outer NGIX”.
3. NGINX (the one not in the container) uses unix sockets instead of TCP ports for communication in the current setup.
4. Discourse is a standalone application and therefore does not need to install its own NGIX webserver.

I apologize if I’m trying to verify obvious things. I just want to be 100% clear.

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