# Difficulty configuring virtual host **URL:** \ **Category:** NGINX\ **Created:** [March 11, 2012, 1:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/difficulty-configuring-virtual-host/217741 "2012-03-11T01:49:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 1:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/difficulty-configuring-virtual-host/217741/1 "2012-03-11T01:49:51Z")
good day all I want to configure my virtual hosts based on the srcip of the client, so basically the ip of the connecting client determines what document root to set. Any ideas how this can be accomplished? – Thank you for your time – Paul G Webster – Checkout Opera M2 @ [Opera Web Browser | Faster, Safer, Smarter | Opera](http://www.opera.com/mail/) ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_G\_Webster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/b5a626/32.png) [@Paul\_G\_Webster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Paul_G_Webster)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 1:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/difficulty-configuring-virtual-host/217741/2 "2012-03-11T01:59:06Z")
Ideally doing this: if (srcip == 4.4.4.5) { server\_name test1; root /usr/local/www/4.4.4.5; } elsif (srcip == 2.2.2.2) { server\_name test2; root /usr/local/www/2.2.2.2; } On Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:47:54 -0000, Paul G Webster [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > * * * > > nginx mailing list > [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) > [mailman.nginx.org archive](http://mailman.nginx.org/mailman/listinfo/nginx) – – Thank you for your time – Paul G Webster – Checkout Opera M2 @ [Opera Web Browser | Faster, Safer, Smarter | Opera](http://www.opera.com/mail/) ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_G\_Webster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/b5a626/32.png) [@Paul\_G\_Webster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Paul_G_Webster)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 2:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/difficulty-configuring-virtual-host/217741/3 "2012-03-11T02:14:35Z")
I should probably add as someone just pointed out to me on IRC .. if there is a way of doing this without ifs I would be more than happy to use it, it was an example only 8) On Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:57:27 -0000, Paul G Webster [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > On Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:47:54 -0000, Paul G Webster > > > – Paul G Webster > > – Checkout Opera M2 @ [Opera Web Browser | Faster, Safer, Smarter | Opera](http://www.opera.com/mail/) > > > > * * * > > > > nginx mailing list > > [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) > > [mailman.nginx.org archive](http://mailman.nginx.org/mailman/listinfo/nginx) – – Thank you for your time – Paul G Webster – Checkout Opera M2 @ [Opera Web Browser | Faster, Safer, Smarter | Opera](http://www.opera.com/mail/) ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_G\_Webster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/b5a626/32.png) [@Paul\_G\_Webster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Paul_G_Webster)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 2:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/difficulty-configuring-virtual-host/217741/4 "2012-03-11T02:14:36Z")
On 11 Mar 2012 01h57 CET, [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Ideally doing this: > > if (srcip == 4.4.4.5) { > server\_name test1; > root /usr/local/www/4.4.4.5; > } elsif (srcip == 2.2.2.2) { > server\_name test2; > root /usr/local/www/2.2.2.2; > } Untested. Using the geo module [1]. At the http level. geo $root\_dir { 4.4.4.5 /usr/local/www/4.4.4.5; 2.2.2.2 /usr/local/www/2.2.2.2; } At the server level (vhost). server { server\_name test1 test2; root $root\_dir; #… } — appa [1] [Module ngx\_http\_geo\_module](http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_geo_module.html) ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_G\_Webster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/b5a626/32.png) [@Paul\_G\_Webster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Paul_G_Webster)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 2:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/difficulty-configuring-virtual-host/217741/5 "2012-03-11T02:15:50Z")
Ahh smart it should work perfectly any way to set the server\_name dynamically On Sun, 11 Mar 2012 01:13:38 -0000, Antnio P. P. Almeida [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > } > > server { > > nginx mailing list > > [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) > > [mailman.nginx.org archive](http://mailman.nginx.org/mailman/listinfo/nginx) – – Thank you for your time – Paul G Webster – Checkout Opera M2 @ [Opera Web Browser | Faster, Safer, Smarter | Opera](http://www.opera.com/mail/) ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_G\_Webster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/b5a626/32.png) [@Paul\_G\_Webster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Paul_G_Webster)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 2:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/difficulty-configuring-virtual-host/217741/6 "2012-03-11T02:33:46Z")
Works perfectly thank you 🙂 On Sun, 11 Mar 2012 01:13:49 -0000, Paul G Webster [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > if (srcip == 4.4.4.5) { > > > 4.4.4.5 /usr/local/www/4.4.4.5; > > > > — appa > > > > [1] [Module ngx\_http\_geo\_module](http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_geo_module.html) > > > > * * * > > > > nginx mailing list > > [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) > > [mailman.nginx.org archive](http://mailman.nginx.org/mailman/listinfo/nginx) – – Thank you for your time – Paul G Webster – Checkout Opera M2 @ [Opera Web Browser | Faster, Safer, Smarter | Opera](http://www.opera.com/mail/)