Nginx is a high-performance web server specifically designed for delivering large amounts of static content. You can install nginx in CentOS 6 with the help of yum command.
Basic requirements
Get a server from Bytehouse Cloud Products and configure the server.
SSH to the server.
ssh username@your-server-ip
Install EPEL repo
$ sudo yum install epel-release
Install nginx
$ sudo yum install nginx
Start nginx service by executing the below command.
sudo service nginx start
Get your server IP address by executing the below command.
ifconfig | grep inet | awk '{print $2}'
In your browser enter the following URL
http://your-server-ip
Nginx default page will be displayed
The default document root of nginx is /usr/share/nginx/html. If you wish to change the default document root of nginx, edit the configuration file in /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf.
Change root parameter under location section in configuration file.
location / {
root /usr/share/nginx/html;
index index.html index.htm;
}
You can check the status of nginx process by executing the below command.
-$ sudo service nginx status
nginx (pid 11022) is running...
