Introduction

Nginx is a free, open-source, high-performance HTTP server. It is known for its stability, rich feature set, simple configuration, and low resource consumption. It can also work as a reverse proxy server by directing web traffic to specific servers.

This article will explain how to install Nginx on OpenSUSE 15.2.

Prerequisites

A root or non-root user with sudo privileges.

Install Nginx package

1. First, let's update the package repository using the Zypper package manager.
```
$ sudo zypper refresh
```
2. Install the Nginx package using Zypper.
```
$ sudo zypper install nginx
```
3. Start and enable the Nginx service.
```
$ sudo systemctl start nginx
$ sudo systemctl enable nginx
```
4. To verify that Nginx is running, you can check its status using the following command.
```
$ sudo systemctl status nginx
```
5. Check the Nginx version.
```
$ nginx -v
```