NGINX is one of the most popular web server suites deployed across the internet. It’s efficient, versatile, and works well on pretty much any Linux distribution. Whether you need a local server for testing, or want to host a website for the masses, NGINX is easy to set up. It can also be used as a reverse proxy server.
In this guide, we’ll be going through the step by step instructions to install NGINX on a variety of Linux distributions. We’ll also go over some basic usage commands, like how to start and stop the service. Keep reading to get NGINX setup on your own Linux system.
Install NGINX

1. NGINX is available in the official repositories of all Linux distributions. You can use the following commands to install NGINX on whichever distribution you’re running, by using the system’s package manager. After NGINX is installed, we’ll show you some basic commands that can help you Installing Nginx. To install Nginx, use following command: sudo apt update sudo apt install nginx. …
2. Creating our own website. Default page is placed in /var/www/html/ location. …
3. Setting up virtual host. …
4. Activating virtual host and testing results