To install and configure Nginx on Ubuntu 24.04, follow these steps:
Step 1 : Ensure your system is up to date by running:
sudo apt update
Step 2 : Install Nginx using the following command:
sudo apt install nginx
Step 3 : Check available application profiles for ufw:
sudo ufw app list
Allow Nginx Full profile:
sudo ufw allow 'Nginx Full'
Step 4 : Check the status of Nginx to ensure it's running:
sudo systemctl status nginx
Step 5 : Create a directory for your website, for example, example.com, and add an index file:
sudo mkdir -p /var/www/example.com/html
sudo nano /var/www/example.com/html/index.html
- Add some content to the index.html file. For example:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Welcome to example.com</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Welcome to example.com</h1>
<p>This is the default landing page for your domain.</p>
</body>
</html>
Step 6 : Create a new server block configuration file for your domain:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/example.com
Add configuration details for your domain. Here's a basic example:
server {
listen 80;
listen [::]:80;
root /var/www/example.com/html;
index index.html index.htm;
server_name example.com www.example.com;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
}
}
Step 7 : Link the configuration file from sites-available to sites-enabled to enable the site:
sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/example.com /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
Step 8 : Restart Nginx to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart nginx
Step 9 : Visit your domain (example.com) in a web browser to ensure Nginx is serving your website correctly.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Nginx on Ubuntu 24.04.
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