# Catch all domains \*and\* subdomains?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/catch-all-domains-and-subdomains/196141>\
**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [October 7, 2010, 10:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/catch-all-domains-and-subdomains/196141 "2010-10-07T10:43:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Post date:** [October 7, 2010, 10:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/catch-all-domains-and-subdomains/196141/1 "2010-10-07T10:43:18Z")

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How can I configure nginx to catch all domains and all subdomains of  
any domains?

Using the following catches all domains, but doesn’t seem to catch  
subdomains:

server {  
server\_name \_;  
}

## Suggestions?

_Phillip B Oldham_  
ActivityHQ  
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**Post date:** [October 7, 2010, 11:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/catch-all-domains-and-subdomains/196141/2 "2010-10-07T11:23:06Z")

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On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 3:42 PM, Phillip O. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> Suggestions?  
> just don’t specify server\_name

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**Post date:** [October 7, 2010, 12:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/catch-all-domains-and-subdomains/196141/3 "2010-10-07T12:10:31Z")

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2010/10/7 Edho P Arief [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)

> > }  
> > nginx mailing list  
> > [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
> > [mailman.nginx.org archive](http://nginx.org/mailman/listinfo/nginx)

Remove server\_name \_;