$ sudo apt update<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nThis command will update your local package index.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Step 2: Install Nginx<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Once your package list is updated, you can install Nginx by running:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$ sudo apt install nginx<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nYou may be prompted to confirm the installation. Type Y<\/code> and press Enter to proceed.<\/p>\n\n\n\nStep 3: Start and Enable Nginx<\/h2>\n\n\n\n After the installation is complete, you need to start the Nginx service and enable it to start on boot:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$ sudo systemctl start nginx\n$ sudo systemctl enable nginx<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nTo verify that Nginx is running, you can check its status:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$ sudo systemctl status nginx<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nYou should see output indicating that the Nginx service is active and running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Step 4: Adjust Firewall Settings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n If you have a firewall running on your Ubuntu system, you need to allow traffic on HTTP (port 80) and HTTPS (port 443). Use the following commands to allow Nginx traffic:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$ sudo ufw allow 'Nginx HTTP'\n$ sudo ufw allow 'Nginx HTTPS'<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nTo check the status of your firewall and confirm that the rules have been added, run:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$ sudo ufw status<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nStep 5: Verify Nginx Installation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n To verify that Nginx is installed and running correctly, open your web browser and enter your server’s IP address:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
http:\/\/your_server_ip<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nYou should see the default Nginx welcome page, which confirms that Nginx is working correctly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Step 6: Basic Nginx Configuration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n The main Nginx configuration file is located at \/etc\/nginx\/nginx.conf<\/code>, and site-specific configurations are stored in the \/etc\/nginx\/sites-available\/<\/code> directory. To enable a site, create a symbolic link to it in the \/etc\/nginx\/sites-enabled\/<\/code> directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCreating a New Server Block<\/h3>\n\n\n\n To set up a new website, you need to create a new server block file. For example, to create a new server block for example.com<\/code>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nCreate the configuration file:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n$ sudo nano \/etc\/nginx\/sites-available\/example.com<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n\nAdd the following configuration to the file:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\nserver {\n listen 80;\n server_name example.com www.example.com;\n\n root \/var\/www\/example.com\/html;\n index index.html index.htm index.nginx-debian.html;\n\n location \/ {\n try_files $uri $uri\/ =404;\n }\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n\nSave and close the file.<\/li>\n\n\n\n Create the document root directory:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n$ sudo mkdir -p \/var\/www\/example.com\/html<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n\nSet the correct permissions:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n$ sudo chown -R $USER:$USER \/var\/www\/example.com\/html\n$ sudo chmod -R 755 \/var\/www\/example.com<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n\nCreate a sample index.html file:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n$ nano \/var\/www\/example.com\/html\/index.html<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nAdd the following content to the file:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n <title>Welcome to example.com!<\/title>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n <h1>Success! The example.com server block is working!<\/h1>\n<\/body>\n<\/html><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nSave and close the file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nEnable the server block by creating a symbolic link:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n$ sudo ln -s \/etc\/nginx\/sites-available\/example.com \/etc\/nginx\/sites-enabled\/<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n\nTest the Nginx configuration for syntax errors:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n$ sudo nginx -t<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n\nReload Nginx to apply the changes:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n$ sudo systemctl reload nginx<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nConclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n You have successfully installed and configured the Nginx web server on your Ubuntu 24.04 Noble Numbat system. You can now deploy your websites and applications using Nginx.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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