{"id":376,"date":"2016-11-11T03:40:52","date_gmt":"2016-11-11T03:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/draculaservers.com\/tutorials\/?p=376"},"modified":"2024-01-18T13:57:10","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T13:57:10","slug":"installing-nginx-ubuntu-16-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/draculaservers.com\/tutorials\/installing-nginx-ubuntu-16-04\/","title":{"rendered":"Installing Nginx on Ubuntu 16.04"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What\u2019s Nginx?<\/h2>\n

Nginx is a popular open-source web server used for hosting sites known for its high-performance, simple configuration and stability.<\/p>\n

What You\u2019ll Need<\/h2>\n

Before proceeding with this tutorial you\u2019ll need a root user account and Ubuntu 16.04 running on your server.<\/p>\n

Installing Nginx<\/h2>\n

Ubuntu has Nginx in its default repositories, so after we update our local package index, we can start installing nginx.<\/p>\n

sudo apt-get update\r\n\r\nsudo apt-get install nginx<\/pre>\n
Configuring your Firewall<\/h2>\n
We need to modify some things in our firewall to give Nginx access. List the firewall\u2019s configurations with the following line:<\/p>\n
sudo ufw app list<\/pre>\n
And you should get the following applications:<\/p>\n
Output\r\n\r\nAvailable applications:\r\n\r\nNginx Full\r\n\r\nNginx HTTP\r\n\r\nNginx HTTPS\r\n\r\nOpenSSH<\/pre>\n
Nginx Full<\/strong> \u2013 opens port 80 (unencrypted traffic) and port 443 (TLS\/SSL encrypted traffic)<\/p>\n
Nginx HTTP<\/strong> \u2013 opens only port 80<\/p>\n
Nginx HTTPS<\/strong> \u2013 opens only port 443<\/p>\n
To enable one of the applications you type:<\/p>\n
sudo ufw allow 'Nginx HTTP'<\/pre>\n
To check your status type the following:<\/p>\n
sudo ufw status<\/pre>\n
Checking your Server<\/h3>\n
By now your web server should be running, but you can check with the following command:<\/p>\n
systemctl status nginx<\/pre>\n
And an output should appear saying the service started successfully.<\/p>\n
Or you can type you server\u2019s IP address\/domain into your browser:<\/p>\n
http:\/\/server_domain_or_IP<\/pre>\n
And Nginx’s default landing page should appear.<\/p>\n
Nginx Commands<\/h2>\n
Since you now have a functional server let\u2019s list a few basic commands that you\u2019ll use later on.<\/p>\n
To start your web server if it is stopped:<\/p>\n
sudo systemctl start nginx<\/pre>\n
If you want to stop your server, type:<\/p>\n
sudo systemctl stop nginx<\/pre>\n
For restarting server, type:<\/p>\n
sudo systemctl restart nginx<\/pre>\n
To reload Nginx (if you\u2019re configuring something and what to see the changes you\u2019ve made):<\/p>\n
sudo systemctl reload nginx<\/pre>\n
If you want to disable Nginx start up at boot feature, type:<\/p>\n
sudo systemctl disable nginx<\/pre>\n
And to re-enable it:<\/p>\n
sudo systemctl enable nginx<\/pre>\n
Nginx files and directories<\/h2>\n
Here we will discuss some files and directories which you\u2019ll be needing in future configurations and installations.<\/p>\n