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 # Nginx-Craft Changelog
 
+## 1.0.11 - 2017.10.02
+### Added
+* Added a `basic_localdev.com.conf` for people who just want a basic Nginx configuration for Craft local dev
+
 ## 1.0.10 - 2017.09.12
 ### Changed
 * Updated the config to use php7.1 by default
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@@ -90,6 +90,14 @@ If you're using Forge, understand that `opcache` is off by default. To enable it
 
 More about tweaking `opcache` can be found in the [Fine-Tune Your Opcache Configuration to Avoid Caching Suprises](https://tideways.io/profiler/blog/fine-tune-your-opcache-configuration-to-avoid-caching-suprises) article. The [Best Zend OpCache Settings/Tuning/Config](https://www.scalingphpbook.com/blog/2014/02/14/best-zend-opcache-settings.html) article is very useful as well.
 
+## Local Development
+
+While all of the configuration in the `somedomain.com.conf` will work fine in local development as well, some people might want a simpler setup for local development.
+
+There is a `basic_localdev.com.conf` that you can use for a basic Nginx configuration that will work with Craft without any of the bells, whistles, or optimizations found in the `somedomain.com.conf`.
+
+While this is suitable for getting up and running quickly for local development, do not use it in production. There are a number of performance optimizations missing from it.
+
 ## Miscellanea
 
 If you encounter a problem where large asset uploads fail, despite `memory_limit`, `post_max_size` and `upload_max_filesize` being set properly in your `php.ini`, you may need to add the following to the `http {}` block of the main `nginx.conf`:
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+# Nginx-Craft virtual host configuration file
+# @author    nystudio107
+# @copyright Copyright (c) 2016 nystudio107
+# @link      https://nystudio107.com/
+# @package   nginx-craft
+# @since     1.0.11
+# @license   MIT
+
+# This is a BASIC Nginx config for Craft, suitable for use in for local development
+# DO NOT use this config in production, it is not performant. Instead, use the
+# somedomain.com.conf config
+server {
+    # Listen for both IPv4 & IPv6 on port 80
+    listen 80;
+    listen [::]:80;
+
+    # General virtual host settings
+    server_name SOMEDOMAIN.com;
+    root "/var/www/SOMEDOMAIN/public";
+    index index.html index.htm index.php;
+    charset utf-8;
+
+    # 404 error handler
+    error_page 404 /index.php?$query_string;
+
+    # Access and error logging
+    access_log off;
+    error_log  /var/log/nginx/SOMEDOMAIN.com-error.log error;
+    # If you want error logging to go to SYSLOG (for services like Papertrailapp.com), uncomment the following:
+    #error_log syslog:server=unix:/dev/log,facility=local7,tag=nginx,severity=error;
+
+    # Root directory location handler
+    location / {
+        try_files $uri/index.html $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
+    }
+
+    # php-fpm configuration
+    location ~ [^/]\.php(/|$) {
+        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
+        fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
+        # Change this to whatever version of php you are using
+        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php7.1-fpm.sock;
+        fastcgi_index index.php;
+        include fastcgi_params;
+        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
+        fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;
+        fastcgi_param HTTP_PROXY "";
+
+        fastcgi_intercept_errors off;
+        fastcgi_buffer_size 16k;
+        fastcgi_buffers 4 16k;
+        fastcgi_connect_timeout 300;
+        fastcgi_send_timeout 300;
+        fastcgi_read_timeout 300;
+    }
+
+    # Disable reading of Apache .htaccess files
+    location ~ /\.ht {
+        deny all;
+    }
+
+    # Misc settings
+    sendfile off;
+    client_max_body_size 100m;
+}
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