Install Nginx (Latest Version) on CentOS 7
Nginx [engine x] is an HTTP and reverse proxy server. It is free and open source high-performance web server. Today we will install the latest version of Nginx on CentOS server. It also works on RHEL 7.
Step 1 : Login to Server
At first, we need to login to our server via SSH. Open your terminal and run this command:
ssh [email protected] -p PORT
Step 2 : Configure Nginx Repo
Run this command:
sudo nano /etc/yum.repos.d/nginx.repo
Now copy and paste this code to nginx.repo file (SHIFT+INS):
[nginx]
name=nginx repo
baseurl=http://nginx.org/packages/mainline/centos/7/$basearch/
gpgcheck=0
Step 3 : Install Nginx
Run this command to install Nginx:
sudo yum install nginx
Start Nginx server:
sudo systemctl start nginx
Enable Nginx to start at boot:
sudo systemctl enable nginx
Step 4 : Useful Commands
Here’s some useful Nginx commands:
sudo systemctl stop nginx
sudo systemctl restart nginx
sudo systemctl status nginx
Step 5 : Advanced (Firewall)
If you are running Firewall on your server, then run the following commands to allow HTTP and HTTPS traffic:
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-service=http
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-service=https
sudo firewall-cmd --reload
Now open a web browser and type the IP address of your server to see the output:
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