server { listen 443 ssl; root /path-to-laravel-project; index server.php; server_name api.domain.com; # You MUST have an SSL certificate as we're going to transmit passwords. # Don't worry, for testing you can use a self-signed certificate. And you # can always use a free certificate as well, if you don't mind. ssl_certificate /etc/nginx/ssl/botleagues.crt; ssl_certificate_key /etc/nginx/ssl/botleagues.key; location / { try_files $uri $uri/ /server.php?$query_string; } location ~ \.php$ { fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$; fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php5-fpm.sock; fastcgi_index index.php; include fastcgi_params; } }