How do i install nginx on ubuntu?

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There are a number of platforms that nginx run on. The best place to start with open source nginx is the nginx wiki: https://www.nginx.com/resources/wiki/

This article focuses on Ubuntu installation but all the nginx installation documentation is at: https://www.nginx.com/resources/wiki/start/topics/tutorials/install/

Add the repository ubuntu into /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nginx.list

For x64

deb [arch=amd64] http://nginx.org/packages/ubuntu/ bionic nginx
deb-src http://nginx.org/packages/ubuntu/ bionic nginx

For i386

deb http://nginx.org/packages/ubuntu/ bionic nginx
deb-src http://nginx.org/packages/ubuntu/ bionic nginx

Update the package index files from their sources.

$ sudo apt-get update

Install the nginx package.

$ sudo apt-get install nginx

Go to the browser: http://localhost and you should see the test welcome message: