Steps to use and setup NGINX
Installing and setting up the NGINX server involves following below steps:
- Install the Nginx software.
- Adjusting the Firewall settings.
- Checking for the server connection.
Linux (and other ubuntu distros):
First of all, open the system terminal in the current linux distro system and then type in the following commands in order to install Nginx on the system.
# Update the system
sudo apt-get update
# After updating the system
sudo apt-get install nginx
# Enabling Firewall
sudo ufw enable
These are some of the steps which are required for installing the nginx and also the steps required for enabling the firewall, lets understand now how to start the server:
# checking Nginx version
nginx -v
# if output is -> nginx version: nginx/1.xx.x (ubuntu)
# it has been successfully installed.
Next step is to add the rules required for the firewall, this will help the server to get requests on both of the ports (HTTP and HTTPS.)
# System will show (Nginx Full, Nginx HTTP, Nginx HTTPS)
# add both of these rules to the firewall
sudo ufw allow 'Nginx Full'
sudo ufw allow 'Nginx HTTP'
sudo ufw allow 'Nginx HTTPS'
Now check the status of the rules that we added to the firewall:
sudo systemctl status nginx
This will show us that the server is successfully installed and running without errors.
Difference Between NGINX and Traefik
Internet is vast and requires the systems and servers to handle maximum amount of capacity with as less computational power possible, this means that when we develop tools and platforms for users then it is important to consider the various types of tools we can use for handling maximum amount of capacity.
NGINX and Traefik both are the two most popular tools used to handle maximum capacity. both have their usage and benefits so it is important to understand the difference between these two popular frameworks which are used in the software industry widely.