perhaps: http { index index.html; server { server_name www.domain1.com; access_log logs/domain1.access.log main; root /www/; } server { server_name www.domain2.com; access_log logs/domain2.access.log main; root /www/x; } } Posted at Nginx Forum: http://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,188059,188587#msg-188587