By building Nginx from the source code<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nFor this tutorial, we have followed the second method. I will show you how you can install Nginx on your Ubuntu server with the help of its source code. Let\u2019s begin!<\/p>\n
Step 1: Update and Upgrade Operating System<\/h4>\n
Before beginning the installation, update and upgrade your operating system with the help of the command below so that you only have updated packages on your server.<\/p>\n
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y<\/pre>\n![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/word-image-722.png\")
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Step 2: Add latest Nginx PPA (Mainline)<\/h4>\n
This step will commence the installation process. To begin, add latest Nginx PPA by running the command below. In this tutorial, we are installing the mainline PPA.<\/p>\n
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej\/nginx-mainline -y && sudo apt update<\/pre>\n![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/word-image-723.png\")
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Step 3: Install Nginx:<\/h4>\n
After installing the PPA and updating the repository list, you will install Nginx with this command:<\/p>\n
sudo apt install nginx-core nginx-common nginx nginx-full<\/pre>\n![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/word-image-724.png\")
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After running this command, you may be asked if you want to keep or replace your existing \/etc\/nginx\/nginx.conf configuration file during installation. We recommend that you keep this existing config file by pressing n. This will allow a copy of the file to be made that you can use in the future if needed.<\/p>\n
Step 4: Add Nginx source code to the repository<\/h4>\n
When installing PPA, by default the source code will not be installed. First, you will have to manually enable it. To do that, open the configuration file in \/etc\/apt\/sources.list.d with an editor as shown below:<\/p>\n
sudo nano \/etc\/apt\/sources.list.d\/ondrej-ubuntu-nginx-mainline-*.list<\/pre>\n![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/word-image-725.png\")
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Now locate this line and uncomment it by removing the hash symbol.<\/p>\n
![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/word-image-726.png\")
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This is how it should look like:<\/p>\n
![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/word-image-727.png\")
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Now save the file by pressing control + X, then Y and hit enter. The changes will be saved.<\/p>\n
Now update the repository list like this:<\/p>\n
sudo apt update<\/pre>\n![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/word-image-728.png\")
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Step 5: Download Nginx source<\/h4>\n
Next, we will download Nginx source code in case you need to compile a dynamic module later. To do that, you need to download and add the source package in the location \/etc\/local\/src\/nginx.<\/p>\n
Create a directory<\/h5>\n
Make a directory like this:<\/p>\n
sudo mkdir \/usr\/local\/src\/nginx && cd \/usr\/local\/src\/nginx<\/pre>\n![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/word-image-729.png\")
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Install dependencies and download the package<\/h5>\n
Now download the source package by running the command below:<\/p>\n
sudo apt install dpkg-dev -y && sudo apt source nginx<\/pre>\n![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/word-image-730.png\")
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After running the command, you may come across an error as shown below. It is safe to ignore it.<\/p>\n
![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/word-image-731.png\")
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Step 6: Verify Nginx source version<\/h4>\n
Run the ls command to list down the directory\u2019s files:<\/p>\n
ls<\/pre>\n![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/word-image-732.png\")
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This is how the list will appear in your \/usr\/src\/local\/nginx directory:<\/p>\n
![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/word-image-733.png\")
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Now run the command below to make sure the source package version is the same as the Nginx version you just installed on your Operating System.<\/p>\n
nginx -v<\/pre>\n![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/word-image-734.png\")
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You should get a similar output as shown below. This means the source package and the Nginx Operating System should have the same version number. In our case, it is 1.21.1.<\/p>\n
![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/word-image-735.png\")
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If you have made it this far, congratulations, you have successfully installed Nginx.<\/p>\n
How to remove Nginx<\/h3>\n
Now that we have seen how to install Nginx, let\u2019s also have a look at how to uninstall it.<\/p>\n
Step 1: Stop Nginx:<\/h4>\n
To do that, first of all, stop Nginx as it will be running by using this command:<\/p>\n
sudo systemctl stop nginx<\/pre>\n![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/word-image-736.png\")
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Step 2: Remove Nginx<\/h4>\n
Now delete Nginx installation by running the following command:<\/p>\n
sudo apt-get purge nginx -y && sudo apt autoremove nginx -y<\/pre>\n![](\"http:\/\/linuxways.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/word-image-737.png\")
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After this, Nginx will no longer be on your operating system.<\/p>\n
In this tutorial, you saw how you can easily install Nginx on your Ubuntu server with the help of a few easy-to-follow commands. You also saw how you can remove Nginx from your system with the help of two simple commands.<\/p>\n
To see how you can setup Nginx as reverse proxy on Ubuntu 20.04, visit:<\/p>\n
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