Browser-based Nginx config generator with live preview
Details
- External ID
- 49619076
- Source
- HN
- Company
- —
- Product
- Browser-based Nginx config generator with live preview
- Website domain
- techtransit.org
- Launched
- Sept. 9, 2026
- Cohort
- —
- Upvotes
- 5
- Upvotes percentile
- 0.12998405103668262
- Tags
- —
- Fetched at
- Sept. 13, 2026, 5:56 p.m.
- Updated at
- Sept. 13, 2026, 5:56 p.m.
Description
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.
Enrichment
- Theme
- proxy, dns, and networking tools
- Vertical
- Horizontal
- Function
- Dev tools
- Audience
- Developer
- AI stance
- Not AI
- Project type
- Hobby / open-source project
- Normalized one-liner
- nginx configuration generator with live preview
- Manually corrected
- False
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.
Discussion
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