Welcome to the exciting world of Nginx! Before we dive into its advanced features and performance tuning, let's get our hands dirty with the essentials: installation and basic configuration. This section will guide you through the initial steps to get Nginx up and running on your system.
Nginx is available through most package managers, making installation a breeze. We'll cover the most common methods for Debian/Ubuntu and CentOS/RHEL systems. For other operating systems or more specific installation needs, please refer to the official Nginx documentation.
First, update your package lists to ensure you're getting the latest available version of Nginx.
sudo apt updateThen, install the Nginx package.
sudo apt install nginxOn CentOS/RHEL systems, Nginx is typically available from the EPEL (Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux) repository. If you don't have EPEL installed, you can install it first.
sudo yum install epel-releaseNow, install Nginx.
sudo yum install nginx