This guide will show you How To Install Nginx Web Server on Rocky Linux 9|AlmaLinux 9. NGINX is a powerful web server and reverses proxy servers. The first Red Hat version 8 family release in which the default repository includes NGINX packages by default. NGINX can be used as a web server because of its low footprinting. It can be used in a production environment by installing it on a reputable enterprise Linux.
Install Nginx Web Server on Rocky Linux 9|AlmaLinux 9
Let’s dive into the installation of the Nginx Web server on Rocky Linux 9|Alma Linux 9, follow the below steps.
#1. Update system packages
First, update system packages to avoid dependency issues:
sudo dnf update
sudo reboot#2. Install Nginx Web Server
Run the command below to install the Nginx Web server on Rocky Linux 9|AlmaLinux 9:
sudo dnf install nginx -yDependency tree;
Dependencies resolved.
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Package Architecture Version Repository Size
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Installing:
nginx x86_64 1:1.20.1-13.el9 appstream 38 k
Installing dependencies:
nginx-core x86_64 1:1.20.1-13.el9 appstream 567 k
nginx-filesystem noarch 1:1.20.1-13.el9 appstream 11 k
rocky-logos-httpd noarch 90.13-1.el9 appstream 24 k
Transaction Summary
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Install 4 Packages
Total download size: 640 k
Installing : nginx-1:1.20.1-13.el9.x86_64 4/4
Running scriptlet: nginx-1:1.20.1-13.el9.x86_64 4/4
Verifying : rocky-logos-httpd-90.13-1.el9.noarch 1/4
Verifying : nginx-filesystem-1:1.20.1-13.el9.noarch 2/4
Verifying : nginx-1:1.20.1-13.el9.x86_64 3/4
Verifying : nginx-core-1:1.20.1-13.el9.x86_64 4/4
Installed:
nginx-1:1.20.1-13.el9.x86_64 nginx-core-1:1.20.1-13.el9.x86_64 nginx-filesystem-1:1.20.1-13.el9.noarch
rocky-logos-httpd-90.13-1.el9.noarch
Complete!#3. Start and Enable Nginx on Rocky Linux 9|AlmaLinux 9
Start Nginx services as soon as the installation is finished using the following command;
sudo systemctl start nginxThen enable Nginx;
sudo systemctl enable nginxConfirm Nginx status;
systemctl status nginxOutput:
● nginx.service - The nginx HTTP and reverse proxy server Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/nginx.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled) Active: active (running) since Tue 2023-04-04 20:06:17 EAT; 1min 7s ago Main PID: 3303 (nginx) Tasks: 3 (limit: 23003) Memory: 2.8M CPU: 30ms CGroup: /system.slice/nginx.service ├─3303 "nginx: master process /usr/sbin/nginx" ├─3304 "nginx: worker process" └─3305 "nginx: worker process" Apr 04 20:06:17 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Starting The nginx HTTP and reverse proxy server... Apr 04 20:06:17 localhost.localdomain nginx[3301]: nginx: the configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf syntax is ok #4. Allow Access through the Firewall
Add the service HTTP and HTTPS ports to the firewalled firewall so that the website is publicly accessible.
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service={http,https}When finished, refresh the firewall to activate the new rules and flush out the old ones.
sudo firewall-cmd --reloadBy typing “localhost” in your browser, you may verify that Nginx is functioning properly.
If you’ve arrived at this page, your server is up and running and ready to be managed.
You can also use the command line to verify that your website is operational:
Syntax; curl -I http://<your-ip-address>
curl -I http://192.168.56.102Output:
HTTP/1.1 200 OK Server: nginx/1.20.1 Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2023 17:12:21 GMT Content-Type: text/html Content-Length: 7620 Last-Modified: Thu, 02 Feb 2023 21:29:03 GMT Connection: keep-alive ETag: "63dc2b1f-1dc4" Accept-Ranges: bytes Conclusion
Congratulations! Nginx has been successfully installed. Thank you for following this guide to install the Nginx web server on your Rocky Linux 9|AlmaLinux 9 system.
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