Install NGINX on Debian, Ubuntu, and Linux Mint

Open a terminal and use the following commands to install NGINX on Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Kali, and other Debian or Ubuntu derivatives.

$ sudo apt update

$ sudo apt install nginx

Install NGINX on Fedora, CentOS, and Red Hat

Open a terminal and use the following commands to install NGINX on Fedora, CentOS, Red Hat, and other Fedora or Red Hat derivatives.

$ sudo dnf upgrade

$ sudo dnf install nginx

Install NGINX on Arch Linux and Manjaro

Open a terminal and use the following commands to install NGINX on Arch Linux, Manjaro, and other Arch derivatives.

$ sudo pacman -Syu

$ sudo pacman -S nginx

Manage NGINX

Most Linux distributions, including all from the previous section, will use systemd to manage the NGINX service. Use the following commands to manage it on your system.

Check the status of NGINX (i.e. see if it’s running):

$ systemctl status nginx

Start or stop NGINX:

$ sudo systemctl start nginx

AND

$ sudo systemctl stop nginx

Enable or disable NGINX from starting automatically upon system boot:

$ sudo systemctl enable nginx

AND

$ sudo systemctl disable nginx

Reload or Restart NGINX– reload will just reload configuration files, whereas restart will restart the service entirely:

$ sudo systemctl reload nginx

AND

$ sudo systemctl restart nginx

Check the NGINX configuration files for errors – especially helpful before committing changes in a production environment:

$ sudo nginx -t