How to install setup NGINX on Oracle Linux
Step 1 — Adding the EPEL Software Repository
sudo yum install epel-release
You’ll be prompted to verify that you want to install the software. Type y then ENTER to continue.
Step 2 — Installing Nginx
sudo yum install nginx
Again, answer yes to the verification prompt, then Nginx will finish installing.
Step 3 — Starting Nginx
Nginx will not start automatically after it is installed. To get Nginx running, use the systemctl command:
sudo systemctl start nginx
sudo systemctl enable nginx
sudo systemctl status nginx
Output
● nginx.service - The nginx HTTP and reverse proxy server
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/nginx.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: active (running) since Mon 2022-01-24 20:14:24 UTC; 5s ago
Process: 1898 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/nginx (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Process: 1896 ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/nginx -t (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Process: 1895 ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/rm -f /run/nginx.pid (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 1900 (nginx)
CGroup: /system.slice/nginx.service
├─1900 nginx: master process /usr/sbin/nginx
└─1901 nginx: worker process
If you are running a firewall, 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
access on browser
http://server_domain_name_or_IP/
Step 4 — Exploring and Configuring Nginx
If you want to start serving your own pages or application through Nginx, you will want to know the locations of the Nginx configuration files and default server root directory.
Default Server Root
The default server root directory is /usr/share/nginx/html. Files that are placed in there will be served on your web server. This location is specified in the default server block configuration file that ships with Nginx, which is located at /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf.
Server Block Configuration
Any additional server blocks, known as Virtual Hosts in Apache, can be added by creating new configuration files in /etc/nginx/conf.d. Files that end with .conf in that directory will be loaded when Nginx is started.
Nginx Global Configuration
The main Nginx configuration file is located at /etc/nginx/nginx.conf. This is where you can change settings like the user that runs the Nginx daemon processes,
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