nginx: default_server directive not respected

Question

I have multiple files each with a config for a different vhost. On one of these config files (included in the main nginx config file) I set the default_server directive:

server { listen 80; listen 443 ssl default_server spdy; server_name 188.166.X.XXX; root /var/www/default; index index.php index.html; ... } 

... but it's not respected. If I point the A record of a domain I didn't add in a nginx server block, the first server block in alphabetical order is picked up (instead of the default_server). Why?

Answer 1

The default_server needs to be set for every port you use in your configuration. So, you need to add default_server after listen 80; to the virtual host you want to be the default server for port 80.