sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/myapp /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

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sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/myapp /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

Enable a site by symlinking it into sites-enabled — Nginx only reads configs in that folder

Activates a site config by creating a symbolic link. Nginx only reads configs from sites-enabled/ — this pattern lets you enable/disable sites without deleting config files.
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