No URI present. Default controller set

My original post, above, was specific to Apache.
This is specific to NginX:

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/t...-14-04-lts


It discusses both your hosts file and any virtual host files needed.
Hope this helps

CI 3.1 Kubuntu 19.04 Apache 5.x  Mysql 5.x PHP 5.x PHP 7.x
Remember: Obfuscation is a bad thing.
Clarity is desirable over Brevity every time.