From f4ce1b860f777a335720cbcdfb5639e07e0960e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: saiminh <saiminh@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2026 18:28:39 +1300
Subject: [PATCH] use ip

---
 DEPLOYMENT.md      |  7 +++++--
 nginx.conf.example | 13 ++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/DEPLOYMENT.md b/DEPLOYMENT.md
index db76a76..b956759 100644
--- a/DEPLOYMENT.md
+++ b/DEPLOYMENT.md
@@ -44,11 +44,14 @@ The last command (`pm2 startup`) will give you a command to run with sudo to ena
    sudo cp nginx.conf.example /etc/nginx/sites-available/floter-design
    ```
 
-2. Edit the configuration with your domain:
+2. Edit the configuration:
    ```bash
    sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/floter-design
    ```
-   Replace `your-domain.com` with your actual domain name.
+   
+   **If using IP address** (no domain yet): The config already has `server_name _;` which will work for IP access. You can optionally replace `_` with your actual IP address.
+   
+   **If using a domain**: Comment out the IP-based server block and uncomment the domain-based one, then replace `your-domain.com` with your actual domain name.
 
 3. Enable the site:
    ```bash
diff --git a/nginx.conf.example b/nginx.conf.example
index d7cba3c..2de3562 100644
--- a/nginx.conf.example
+++ b/nginx.conf.example
@@ -4,10 +4,20 @@
 # Test config: sudo nginx -t
 # Reload: sudo systemctl reload nginx
 
+# OPTION 1: Using IP address (use this if you don't have a domain)
+# Replace '_' with your actual IP address if you want to be more specific
+# For example: server_name 123.45.67.89;
+
 server {
     listen 80;
     listen [::]:80;
-    server_name your-domain.com www.your-domain.com;  # Replace with your domain
+    server_name _;  # '_' catches all requests, or use your IP address like: 123.45.67.89
+
+# OPTION 2: Using domain name (uncomment this and comment out OPTION 1 when you have a domain)
+# server {
+#     listen 80;
+#     listen [::]:80;
+#     server_name your-domain.com www.your-domain.com;  # Replace with your domain
     
     # Redirect HTTP to HTTPS (uncomment after setting up SSL)
     # return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
@@ -31,6 +41,7 @@ server {
     }
 }
 
+# When you get a domain, you can add HTTPS configuration below:
 # HTTPS configuration (uncomment and configure after SSL certificate setup)
 # server {
 #     listen 443 ssl http2;