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