{"id":180027,"date":"2024-05-24T21:14:16","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T20:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/?p=180027"},"modified":"2024-02-25T21:42:41","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T20:42:41","slug":"nginx-everything-you-need-to-know-about-this-open-source-web-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/nginx-everything-you-need-to-know-about-this-open-source-web-server","title":{"rendered":"NGINX: Everything you need to know about this open source web server"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"180027\" class=\"elementor elementor-180027\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9523421 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"9523421\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9558626 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9558626\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NGINX (pronounced \"engine-x\") is an open source web server that has gained popularity for its speed, flexibility and reliability. Since its creation in 2004, NGINX has become a popular choice among web developers and system administrators.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e9d06c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"1e9d06c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a93f609 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a93f609\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NGINX history<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3c6ed7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3c6ed7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>NGINX<\/strong> was first conceived in 2002 by a Russian engineer named Igor Sysoev, with the main aim of solving the C10K problem. The C10K problem refers to the technical challenge of simultaneously managing 10,000 client connections, a task that was difficult for many <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/microsoft-sql-server-everything-you-need-to-know\">web servers at the time.<\/a><\/p><p><strong> NGINX<\/strong> was officially launched in 2004 after two years of intensive development, and was enthusiastically received by the technology community for its ability to handle large numbers of simultaneous connections with low memory usage.<\/p><p>Today, <strong>NGINX<\/strong> is recognized as one of the world&#8217;s most popular web servers, used by millions of websites and supported by an active community of developers and system administrators. It continues to push the limits of what web servers can do, while remaining true to its origins as an efficient, high-performance solution to the C10K problem.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d302b45 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"d302b45\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-274764b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"274764b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the main features of NGINX?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfd1f17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfd1f17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>NGINX offers a range of features that make it extremely versatile and capable of meeting a multitude of web content delivery needs?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7794dbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"7794dbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n.tg  {border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0;}\r\n.tg td{border-color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;\r\n  overflow:hidden;padding:10px 5px;word-break:normal;}\r\n.tg th{border-color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;\r\n  font-weight:normal;overflow:hidden;padding:10px 5px;word-break:normal;}\r\n.tg .tg-i7vj{background-color:#c0c0c0;font-family:\"Trebuchet MS\", Helvetica, sans-serif !important;font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;\r\n  text-align:left;vertical-align:top}\r\n.tg .tg-y6fn{background-color:#c0c0c0;text-align:left;vertical-align:top}\r\n.tg .tg-tvfv{background-color:#ffffff;font-family:\"Trebuchet MS\", Helvetica, sans-serif !important;font-size:16px;text-align:left;\r\n  vertical-align:top}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<table class=\"tg\" style=\"undefined;table-layout: fixed; width: 800px\">\r\n<colgroup>\r\n<col style=\"width: 100px\">\r\n<col style=\"width: 150px\">\r\n<col style=\"width: 550px\">\r\n<\/colgroup>\r\n<thead>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th class=\"tg-y6fn\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image6-4.png\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\"><\/th>\r\n    <th class=\"tg-i7vj\">Web Server<\/th>\r\n    <th class=\"tg-tvfv\">As a web server, NGINX excels in performance and efficiency. Unlike other web servers that use a thread or process for each connection, NGINX utilizes an event-driven architecture, enabling it to handle a large number of simultaneous connections with minimal usage of system resources. This translates to the ability to serve more clients with fewer resources, which can be a significant advantage for high-traffic sites.<\/th>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-y6fn\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image2-6.png\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\"><\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-i7vj\">Reverse Proxy<\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-tvfv\">A Reverse Proxy is a server that sits between clients and one or more web servers, forwarding client requests to the appropriate servers. NGINX can be configured as a Reverse Proxy, allowing efficient traffic distribution, content caching, and protection against DDoS attacks.<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-y6fn\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image4-6.png\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\"><\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-i7vj\">Load Balancer<\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-tvfv\">Load balancing is a technique that involves distributing network traffic across multiple servers to optimize resource usage, maximize throughput, minimize response time, and prevent overload of a single server. NGINX offers robust load balancing capabilities, with multiple load distribution algorithms and the ability to perform URL-based load balancing.<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-y6fn\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image1-5.png\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\"><\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-i7vj\">HTTP Caching<\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-tvfv\">NGINX can also be used for HTTP caching, storing HTTP responses locally to accelerate responses to certain requests. By caching commonly requested responses, NGINX can improve response times and reduce load on the origin server.<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-y6fn\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image5-3.png\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\"><\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-i7vj\">SSL & TLS Support<\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-tvfv\">NGINX supports SSL and TLS for secure communication between client and server. It can also be used to terminate or initiate SSL\/TLS connections, offloading SSL\/TLS processing from application servers and improving performance.<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88a1288 elementor-align-center button-principale elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"88a1288\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Mastering NGINX functionalities<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1e8d2b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"e1e8d2b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28a58a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28a58a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Installing NGINX<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77a022f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77a022f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Installing NGINX is a straightforward process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecded36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ecded36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Installation on Linux<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5851f98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5851f98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On most<a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/linux-the-preferred-os-for-developers\"> Linux<\/a> distributions,<strong> NGINX<\/strong> can be installed directly from the package repositories. For example, on an Ubuntu or Debian system, you can use the following command:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbb3f29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"fbb3f29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-javascript \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-javascript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>sudo apt-get update\r\nsudo apt-get install nginx<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c02296c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c02296c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sur une distribution bas\u00e9e sur CentOS ou Fedora, vous pouvez utiliser la commande suivante :<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1ff4d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"b1ff4d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-javascript \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-javascript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>sudo yum install nginx<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40f7366 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40f7366\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Installation on Windows<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3c33c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3c33c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>NGINX is not officially supported on Windows, but a development version is available that can be used for non-critical testing and development. Download the latest version of NGINX at this address, and unzip the archive.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbed6c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbed6c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Installation on macOS<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aae54a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5aae54a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On macOS, you can install NGINX via Homebrew, a popular package manager for macOS. You can use the following command:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a5a3db elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"5a5a3db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-javascript \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-javascript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>brew install nginx<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24f9744 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24f9744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Running the NGINX server<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdcd298 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bdcd298\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once NGINX has been installed, you can start it using the appropriate command for your system. On a Linux system, you can use the following command:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0d4e8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"c0d4e8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-javascript \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-javascript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>sudo service nginx start<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c3ea60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c3ea60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After starting NGINX, you should be able to access the default NGINX home page by opening a web browser and navigating to http:\/\/localhost.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08596be e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"08596be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ea4780 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ea4780\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Basic NGINX configuration<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d4b87e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d4b87e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once NGINX has been installed, configuration is managed using text files located in the NGINX configuration directory, usually \/etc\/nginx. The main file is called nginx.conf, but most site-specific configurations are usually placed in separate files in the sites-available subdirectory.<\/p><p>To configure NGINX to serve a simple website, you can create a new configuration file in the sites-available directory. For example, you could create a file called mywebsite with the following contents:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-035090a elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"035090a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-javascript \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-javascript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>server {\r\n    listen 80;\r\n    server_name mywebsite.com;\r\n    location \/ {\r\n        root \/var\/www\/mywebsite;\r\n        index index.html;\r\n    }\r\n}<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a3f134 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a3f134\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This configuration tells NGINX to listen on port 80 for requests to mywebsite.com, and to serve files from the \/var\/www\/mywebsite directory.<\/p><p>After saving your configuration, you can activate your site by creating a symbolic link to your configuration file in the sites-enabled directory, then restarting NGINX :<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0f22eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"c0f22eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-javascript \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-javascript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>sudo ln -s \/etc\/nginx\/sites-available\/mywebsite \/etc\/nginx\/sites-enabled\/\r\nsudo service nginx restart<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ac484c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ac484c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Your website should now be accessible via NGINX.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec4925c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"ec4925c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47d7992 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47d7992\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9db666 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9db666\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>NGINX<\/strong> is a robust web server capable of handling large numbers of simultaneous connections with minimal resource utilization. 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