Browser-based Nginx config generator with live preview
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Generates Nginx server block configs for static sites, PHP, Node.js and reverse proxy. Live preview updates as you toggle options. Download the config file directly.No signup. Runs in the browser.Part of a free sysadmin tools site — also has SSH config builder, .htaccess generator, DNS and SSL tools.Looking for feedback.
HN · launched Sep 9, 2026 · 5 upvotes (top 87%) · 0 views
Niche: software deployment and configuration tools · 165 launches, 6 in the last 7 days ▼ -68% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Dev tools
- Developer
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
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Could you build this?
Yes It is a client-side form that maps user input toggles to string templates representing Nginx directives with a syntax-highlighted live preview.
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Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 222 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #216 of 223 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 305 days after the earliest competitor.
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- singbox-confgen · github · 2026-10-15 · 24 upvotes · similarity 0.43
- Node Builder · ph · 2026-11-06 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.42
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