Install Nginx on Ubuntu
You can get the latest stable version of Nginx from the Nginx PPA on Launchpad. Just change lucid for the version you are using.
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| echo "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/nginx/stable/ubuntu lucid main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nginx-stable-lucid.list
apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys C300EE8C
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Then run the following commands:
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| apt-get update
apt-get install nginx
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Don’t forget to open firewall:
Add Virtual Hosts
Create a config file in /etc/nginx/sites-available for each virtual host. In it’s most simple form:
/etc/nginx/sites-available/example_com
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| server {
server_name example.com www.example.com; # domain(s) to match
root /home/deployer/example_com; # web site root path
access_log off; # log path or off
}
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Create a symbolic link in /etc/nginx/sites-enabled for each virtual host you want to enable.
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| cd /etc/nginx/sites-enabled
ln -s ../sites-available/example_com
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Then restart Nginx service nginx restart.
Notes
Check config file(s) for errors
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| service nginx configtest # or
nginx -t -c /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
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Generate SSL certificate request
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| openssl req -new -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -keyout domain.com.key -out domain.com.csr
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Check if gzip files are served
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| # First, you need to detect PID of nginx worker process(es):
ps ax | grep nginx
# Now, we trace it:
strace -p 12345 2>&1 | grep gz
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