Install Nginx

Table of Contents

• Install Nginx
  • Table of Contents
  • Introduction
  • Prerequisites:
  • Login to your V-Server
  • Create-alternatvie-Webseite and install nginx

Introduction

In this Section we learn to install nginx on a V Server and create a alternative Start Website for your V Server on the Web.

Prerequisites:

You need a Ubuntu Cloud VM to setting your VServer.

Login to your V-Server

1. Update Respoitories on your Server.

   sudo apt update" 

2. Install Nginx on your Server. Use the following command:

   sudo apt install nginx -y

Create-alternatvie-Webseite and install nginx

3. Crearte Alternative html side for your nginx Serrver:

   1. Create a new Directory

   mkdir -p /var/www/alternatives
   2. Create a new HTML file:

   sudo touch /var/www/alternatives/alternate-index.html
   3. Add a new configuration to:

   sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/alternatives
   1. Open File
   2. Add:

      server {
      listen 8081;
      listen [::]:8081;
      
      root /var/www/alternatives;
      index alternate-index.html;git 
      
      location / {
          try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
      }
   3. Save this file and close it.
   4. Open the new html file.

   sudo nano var/www/alternatives/alternate-index.html
   5. Take your HTML Code into this file.
   6. Save and Close this file.
   7. Open your new Website on

      your_ip>:8081