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<meta name="description" content="A guide to installing an NGINX web server">
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<meta name="author" content="Nathan (Aney) Steel">
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<title>How to install an NGINX web server</title>
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<h1>How to install an NGINX web server</h1>
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<p>NGINX (engine X) is one of the top webservers. It has relatively easy learning curve, is fast, and <a href="">secure</a>. It's a great step into web hosting, and a good first service for many servers.</p>
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<h2>Install</h2>
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<pre><code>sudo apt install nginx</code></pre>
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<h2>Enable, and start</h2>
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<pre><code>sudo systemctl enable nginx --now</code></pre>
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<p>or</p>
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<pre>
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<code>sudo systemctl enable nginx
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sudo systemctl start nginx</code></pre>
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<h2>Enable the http port</h2>
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<p>If you have UFW installed ala the <a href="/guides/initial-server-setup.html">initial server setup</a> guide you'll need to open the http port on the server</p>
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<pre><code>sudo ufw allow 80</code></pre>
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<p>or</p>
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<pre><code>sudo ufw allow http</code></pre>
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<h2>Check it's working</h2>
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<p>Open your browser, and head over to your IP address, or domain name. With any luck you should see the default NGINX page, with a "Welcome to NGINX"</p>
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<h3>Basic checks in case it's not</h3>
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<p>Check nginx is actually running</p>
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<pre><code>sudo systemctl status nginx</code></pre>
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<p>In the active section, this should show "Active", if not try starting nginx again</p>
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<pre><code>sudo systemctl start nginx</code></pre>
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<p>Check UFW port is enabled<p>
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<pre><code>sudo ufw status</code></pre>
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<p>This should show port 80, and 80 (v6) with ALLOW. If not, run ufw allow again</p>
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</section>
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<h2>Next...</h2>
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<p><a href="/guides/setup-nginx-website.html">Setup an nginx website</a></p>
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<p>Written by <a href="https://aney.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@aney</a> with <a href="https://danluu.com/web-bloat/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">web bloat</a> in mind | <a href="https://github.com/Aney/website" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Source Code</a></p>
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