How to Install Nginx on OpenSUSE Latest

Nginx is a popular open-source web server, known for its high performance, stability, and low resource utilization. In this tutorial, we'll walk you through the steps of installing Nginx on OpenSUSE Latest.

Prerequisites

Before getting started, ensure that you have the following:

• A system running OpenSUSE Latest.
• A non-root user account with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Add the Nginx Repository

Start by adding the Nginx repository to your system.

1. Open a terminal window and enter the following command to import the Nginx repository key:

   sudo rpm --import https://nginx.org/keys/nginx_signing.key
   

2. Next, create a new file called nginx.repo in the /etc/zypp/repos.d/ directory:

   sudo vi /etc/zypp/repos.d/nginx.repo
   

3. Add the following repository configuration to the file:

   [nginx]
   name=nginx repo
   baseurl=http://nginx.org/packages/mainline/<OS>/<OS_RELEASE>/$basearch/
   gpgcheck=1
   enabled=1
   

   Replace <OS> with the name of your operating system (in this case, opensuse) and <OS_RELEASE> with the release of your operating system (e.g. leap or tumbleweed).

4. Save and close the file.

Step 2: Install Nginx

Once you've added the Nginx repository, you can proceed to install Nginx.

1. Update your system's package repositories:

   sudo zypper refresh
   

2. Install Nginx using the following command:

   sudo zypper install nginx
   

3. Confirm that Nginx is installed and running by entering the following command:

   sudo systemctl status nginx
   

   If Nginx is running, you should see output similar to the following:

   ● nginx.service - The nginx HTTP and reverse proxy server
      Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/nginx.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
      Active: active (running) since Mon 2022-01-24 09:27:57 CET; 30s ago
      ...
   

Congratulations! Nginx has been successfully installed on your OpenSUSE Latest system.

Step 3: Configure Nginx

By default, Nginx is configured to listen on port 80 and serve files from the /usr/share/nginx/html directory. You can now modify the default configuration file, located at /etc/nginx/nginx.conf, to suit your needs.

For example, to add a new server block for a new virtual host, create a new configuration file in the /etc/nginx/conf.d/ directory and add your custom configuration there.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Nginx from the official Nginx repository on OpenSUSE Latest. We also discussed how to verify that Nginx is running and how to configure it for your needs. Enjoy using Nginx on your OpenSUSE Latest system!

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