{"id":3032,"date":"2022-10-27T10:47:28","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T10:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webhi.com\/how-to\/?p=3032"},"modified":"2022-10-27T10:47:31","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T10:47:31","slug":"how-to-install-and-configure-nginx-on-centos-red-hat-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webhi.com\/how-to\/how-to-install-and-configure-nginx-on-centos-red-hat-7\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install and Configure Nginx on CentOS\/Red Hat 7"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Nginx is a free, open-source, high-performance HTTP server and reverse proxy, as well as an IMAP\/POP3 proxy server. Nginx is known for its stability, rich feature set, simple configuration, and low resource consumption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This guide will show you how to install and configure Nginx on your CentOS\/Red Hat 7 server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1 : Installing Nginx<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nginx is available in the default CentOS\/Red Hat 7 repository. To install Nginx, run the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

$ sudo yum install nginx<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Once the installation is complete, start the Nginx service and enable it to start automatically at boot time:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$ sudo systemctl start nginx\n$ sudo systemctl enable nginx<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
To check the status of the Nginx service, run the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$ sudo systemctl status nginx<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Step 2 : Configuring Nginx<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The main Nginx configuration file is located at \/etc\/nginx\/nginx.conf<\/code>. This file contains directives that affect the entire Nginx server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The \/etc\/nginx\/sites-available\/<\/code> directory contains configuration files for virtual hosts that are available, but not yet enabled. The \/etc\/nginx\/sites-enabled\/<\/code> directory contains configuration files for virtual hosts that are enabled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To create a new virtual host configuration file in the \/etc\/nginx\/sites-available\/<\/code> directory, run the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$ sudo vi \/etc\/nginx\/sites-available\/example.com<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Replace example.com<\/code> with your domain name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Add the following lines to the file:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
server {\n    listen 80;\n    listen [::]:80;\n\n    root \/var\/www\/example.com;\n    index index.html;\n\n    server_name example.com www.example.com;\n\n    location \/ {\n        try_files $uri $uri\/ =404;\n    }\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Save and close the file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To enable the virtual host, create a symbolic link from the \/etc\/nginx\/sites-enabled\/<\/code> directory to the \/etc\/nginx\/sites-available\/<\/code> directory:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$ sudo ln -s \/etc\/nginx\/sites-available\/example.com \/etc\/nginx\/sites-enabled\/<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
To disable a virtual host, remove the symbolic link from the \/etc\/nginx\/sites-enabled\/<\/code> directory:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$ sudo rm \/etc\/nginx\/sites-enabled\/example.com<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Step 3 : Creating the Document Root Directory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
By default, the document root directory for the default.conf<\/code> file is \/usr\/share\/nginx\/html<\/code>. For virtual hosts, the document root directory is specified in the root<\/code> directive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To create the document root directory for the example.com<\/code> virtual host, run the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$ sudo mkdir -p \/var\/www\/example.com<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Setting the correct permissions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The Nginx web server runs as the nginx<\/code> user. This user needs to have read and write permissions for the document root directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To set the correct permissions, run the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$ sudo chown -R nginx:nginx \/var\/www\/example.com<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Creating the index.html file<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The index.html<\/code> file is the default file that is served when a visitor requests a directory instead of a specific file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To create the index.html<\/code> file, run the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$ sudo vi \/var\/www\/example.com\/index.html<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Add the following lines to the file:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<html>\n    <head>\n        <title>Welcome to Example.com!<\/title>\n    <\/head>\n    <body>\n        <h1>Success!  The example.com server block is working!<\/h1>\n    <\/body>\n<\/html><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Save and close the file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Step 4 : Testing your Configuration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
After you have created the virtual host configuration file and the document root directory, you can test your configuration for syntax errors by running the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$ sudo nginx -t<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
If you get the Syntax OK<\/code> message, it means that your configuration is valid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To apply the changes, run the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
$ sudo systemctl restart nginx<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
You can now access your website at http:\/\/example.com<\/code>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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