How To Install Nginx on Ubuntu 20.04

What is Nginx?

Nginx, abbreviated NGIИX, is a web server that also functions as a reverse proxy, load balancer, mail proxy, and HTTP cache. Igor Sysoev created the software, which was made public in 2004. Nginx is free and open-source software distributed under the terms of the 2-clause BSD license. NGINX speeds up content and application delivery, improves security, and improves availability and scalability for the Internet’s busiest websites.

Step 1 – Update the server package index

sudo apt update

Step 2 – Install Nginx on Ubuntu 20.04

sudo apt install nginx

systemctl status nginx

● nginx.service - A high performance web server and a reverse proxy server
     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/nginx.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Mon 2022-07-25 14:06:59 CEST; 1min 20s ago
       Docs: man:nginx(8)
   Main PID: 4380 (nginx)
      Tasks: 3 (limit: 2282)
     Memory: 6.1M
     CGroup: /system.slice/nginx.service
             ├─4380 nginx: master process /usr/sbin/nginx -g daemon on; master_process on;
             ├─4381 nginx: worker process
             └─4382 nginx: worker process

Jul 25 14:06:59 node1 systemd[1]: Starting A high performance web server and a reverse proxy server...
Jul 25 14:06:59 node1 systemd[1]: Started A high performance web server and a reverse proxy server.

Open you favorite browser and navigate to your server’s IP