# Multi-domain to multiple roots & one rails-app

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multi-domain-to-multiple-roots-one-rails-app/219669>\
**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [May 10, 2012, 9:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multi-domain-to-multiple-roots-one-rails-app/219669 "2012-05-10T21:59:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gurdipe\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/b77776/32.png) [@Gurdipe\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gurdipe_D)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2012, 9:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multi-domain-to-multiple-roots-one-rails-app/219669/1 "2012-05-10T21:59:42Z")

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Hello,

I wish to consult an configuration for following situation. Thanks for  
any suggestion.

I have multi domain rails app and for each domain there is a need for  
serving static files outside of rails, each domain from separated path.

so for example:

[mydomain.com/one/route](http://mydomain.com/one/route)  
 → will go to rails app

[mydomain.com/static/another/route.png](http://mydomain.com/static/another/route.png)  
 → will serve file on path /somewhere/mydomain.com/another/route.png

or in general:

DOMAIN/static/PATH will serve file /somewhere/DOMAIN/PATH  
and DOMAIN/PATH will go to the rails app

This should work for any sub/domain.

Thanks! All suggestions are welcome.

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**Author:** ![fero](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/b2d939/32.png) [@fero](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fero)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2012, 11:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multi-domain-to-multiple-roots-one-rails-app/219669/2 "2012-05-11T11:38:30Z")

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Hi there,

I dont know if its correct in every case, but I did it like this:

```
server {
    listen 80;
    server_name _;

    location /x/ {
      alias /somewhere/$host/;
    }

    location / {
      proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3000/;
      proxy_redirect off;

      proxy_set_header Host $host;
      proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
      proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
    }
}

```

I think you can use your favourite style instead of proxying to 3000.

Thanks & suggestions are welcome.

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**Author:** ![fero](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/b2d939/32.png) [@fero](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fero)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2012, 6:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multi-domain-to-multiple-roots-one-rails-app/219669/3 "2012-05-11T18:17:21Z")

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I would avoid using alias since it’s not mandatory:

server {  
listen 80;  
server\_name \*\*\*; # I use one configuration file per domain and for  
specific subdomains which have special requirements  
root /var/www/$host;  
index index.aaa index.bbb; # Depending on our needs  
try\_files $uri $uri/ /;  
}

If multiple place must serve the same content, I may then use symbolic  
links in the file system.

## For Rails, I can’t give you advice.

_B. R._