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1. Open terminal in Ubuntu

2. TYPE the following commands

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   $ sudo su $ [sudo] password for 'username': # once you've entered your password you will have root permissions

3. Installing Nginx

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   $ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install nginx #After accepting the procedure, apt will install Nginx and any required dependencies to your server.

4. Adjusting the Firewall

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   $ sudo ufw app list #You should get a listing of the application profiles: output: Available applications: Nginx Full Nginx HTTP Nginx HTTPS OpenSSH # Nginx HTTP: This profile opens only port 80 (normal, unencrypted web traffic). You need to enable this $ sudo ufw allow 'Nginx HTTP' #You can verify by typing $ sudo ufw status output: Status: active To Action From -- ------ ---- OpenSSH ALLOW Anywhere Nginx HTTP ALLOW Anywhere OpenSSH (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6) Nginx HTTP (v6) ALLOW Anywhere (v6) #You should see HTTP traffic allowed in the displayed output

5. Checking for webserver

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   $ systemctl status nginx output: nginx.service - A high performance web server and a reverse proxy server Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/nginx.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) Active: active (running) since Wed 2020-02-12 11:14:27 CET; 30 min ago Docs: man:nginx(8) Main PID: 2369 (nginx) Tasks: 2 (limit: 1153) CGroup: /system.slice/nginx.service ├─2369 nginx: master process /usr/sbin/nginx -g daemon on; master_process on; └─2380 nginx: worker process #The service appears to have started successfull. You can access the default page Nginx landing page to confirm that the software is running properly by navigating to your server’s IP address.

6. Enter your server IP address

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   $ curl -4 icanhazip.com ifconfig #This will give your IP

   When you have your server’s IP address, enter it into your browser’s address bar:

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   http://your_server_ip or localhost

This should display the default Nginx landing page

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