Chapter 1. Downloading and Installing Nginx
In this chapter, we will begin with the steps necessary to establish a functional setup of Nginx. This process is crucial for the smooth functioning of your web server. There are some required libraries and tools to install the program, some parameters that you will have to decide upon when compiling the binaries, and there may also be some configuration changes to perform on your system.
This chapter covers the following topics:
- Downloading and installing the prerequisites to compile the Nginx binaries
- Downloading a suitable version of the Nginx source code
- Configuring Nginx compile-time options
- Controlling the application with an
initscript - Configuring the system to launch Nginx automatically on startup ...
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