Getting default nginx index.html at localhost

[dioptrique]

I followed the instructions provided in the documentation. Initially, I ran into some issues with the npm install in the backend folder. I solved that by changing the bcrypt dependency version to "*". I managed to run the backend.

However I am unsure about how to edit the root directive in the http block in nginx.conf. Should I put the path to the build directory in my frontend in the root directive? When I do this, and run the backend and frontend, I am still getting the default nginx index.html page instead of the frontend at localhost. Are there any other changes I should make to the nginx.conf file? I am an Ubuntu user.

Thank you.

[danscratch]

My suspicion is that the project (which hasn't been touched in two years or so) is a bit out of date. As for the the nginx.conf file, have you tried changing it to the correct build directory on your system?

[dioptrique]

Thanks for replying!

Yes, for the nginx.conf file, I have changed the root path in the http block to the build directory in my frontend as such:

sendfile        on;
keepalive_timeout  65;

root /home/skynet/orbital2/pern/frontend/build;