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title: Installation of Nginx in Ubuntu
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## Introduction
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- Nginx is a web server which can also be used as a reverse proxy, load balancer and HTTP cache.
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- 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.
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- It is proven to be lighter on resources than httpd/Apache.
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- Nginx is free and open-source software, first released in 2004.
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## Installation of Nginx on Ubuntu
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Update the local package index and install Nginx from default repositories:
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```sh
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$ sudo apt update
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$ sudo apt install nginx
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$ sudo systemctl status nginx # will check if the server is running as the installation should have started it already
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```
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## Installation of Nginx on CentOS 7
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Add Nginx repository and install:
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```sh
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$ sudo yum install epel-release
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$ sudo yum install nginx
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$ sudo systemctl start nginx # will start the server
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```
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#### More Information
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[An Introduction to NGINX for Developers](https://medium.freecodecamp.org/an-introduction-to-nginx-for-developers-62179b6a458f)
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[Nginx tutorial](https://www.netguru.co/codestories/nginx-tutorial-basics-concepts)
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[Links to top tutorials](https://medium.com/quick-code/top-tutorials-to-learn-nginx-for-web-server-dc8638c48fae)
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