in nginx.conf: user root mkdir: /var/tmp/nginx/client/ /ffp/tmp/nginx/proxy/ If you get following error, when you try to start nginx… [emerg]: bind() to 0.0.0.0:80 failed (98: Address already in use) Then it means nginx or some other process is already using port 80. You can kill it using: sudo fuser -k 80/tcp And then try restarting nginx again: service nginx start