Lab
A Cloud Guru

Web Services: Creating a Web Server with Nginx

Installing and managing services is one of the first things a Linux Server Administrator should learn. The standard example of a web service is a "LAMP stack" - Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP. While Apache is, for many administrators, the web service to use, there are use cases for using another one - Nginx. For many installations, the two web services are interchangeable. In this lab, you'll be able to practice installing and configuring Nginx.

Try for free Contact sales

Path Info

Level

Beginner

Duration

15m

Published

Sep 03, 2020

Challenge

Install and Configure Nginx so that the web root is set as instructed
1. First, we need to install the software. Since that can only be done as the root user, elevate to root.
2. Now we need to install the nginx software using yum.
3. Now we've been directed to use a specific DocumentRoot. In the file, search for DocumentRoot to find the default. Since it differs from what we're being instructed to use, change it, and the subsequent Directory stanzas. Don't forget that there are two of them.
Challenge

Test the configuration, ensuring pages are served from /opt/website
1. Make sure the service is using the configuration file you just edited by restarting it.
2. Verify that the page looks different from the default. You could do that either using curl in the terminal, or by putting your external IP address into your web browser.
3. If you see the DadCorp website, you've completed that lab correctly! Well done!

Author

A Cloud Guru

The Cloud Content team comprises subject matter experts hyper focused on services offered by the leading cloud vendors (AWS, GCP, and Azure), as well as cloud-related technologies such as Linux and DevOps. The team is thrilled to share their knowledge to help you build modern tech solutions from the ground up, secure and optimize your environments, and so much more!

What's a lab?

Hands-on Labs are real environments created by industry experts to help you learn. These environments help you gain knowledge and experience, practice without compromising your system, test without risk, destroy without fear, and let you learn from your mistakes. Hands-on Labs: practice your skills before delivering in the real world.