Add 'sudo' and Step 3 - 4 (#33067)

Add sudo at the first of each syntax line and added Step 3 (firewall adjustment) and Step 4 (check nginx service)
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Muh Fachrul Razy
2019-04-29 01:01:51 +08:00
committed by Christopher McCormack
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title: Installation of Nginx in Ubuntu
title: Nginx
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# Nginx
## Introduction
- Nginx is a web server which can also be used as a reverse proxy, load balancer and HTTP cache.
- It is one of the most popular web servers in use and is responsible for hosting some of the largest and highest-traffic sites on the internet.
- It is proven to be lighter on resources than httpd/Apache.
- Nginx is free and open-source software, first released in 2004.
## Installation of Nginx on Ubuntu
## Installation
### Installation of Nginx on Ubuntu
Update the local package index and install Nginx from default repositories:
```sh
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install nginx
$ sudo systemctl status nginx # will check if the server is running as the installation should have started it already
$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
$ sudo apt-get install nginx
$ sudo systemctl status nginx
```
## Installation of Nginx on CentOS 7
Enable nginx on the firewall using `ufw`
```sh
sudo ufw allow 'Nginx HTTP'
```
Validate nginx is running:
```sh
systemctl status nginx
```
### Installation of Nginx on CentOS 7
Add Nginx repository and install:
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#### More Information
[An Introduction to NGINX for Developers](https://medium.freecodecamp.org/an-introduction-to-nginx-for-developers-62179b6a458f)
[Nginx tutorial](https://www.netguru.co/codestories/nginx-tutorial-basics-concepts)
[Links to top tutorials](https://medium.com/quick-code/top-tutorials-to-learn-nginx-for-web-server-dc8638c48fae)