# nginx.conf.sigil

The `nginx.conf.sigil` file is used to configure the nginx server for an application. The default template can be found [here](https://github.com/dokku/dokku/blob/master/plugins/nginx-vhosts/templates/nginx.conf.sigil). Dokku uses a tool named [sigil](https://github.com/gliderlabs/sigil) to generate the nginx configuration based on the template provided.
