How to install the latest stable Nginx version on CentOS 8?

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If you have a CentOS 8 server you might have noticed that installing Nginx directly with the sudo dnf install nginx command does not install the latest stable Nginx version.

Here’s how you could install the latest Nginx available on CentOS 8!

Bobby · Accepted Answer

Before getting started, make sure to follow our Initial Server Setup Guide for CentOS 8 guide: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/initial-server-setup-with-centos-8 Removing your old Nginx installation If you already have Nginx installed, you would need to stop it and then remove the current installation: Stop Nginx: sudo systemctl stop nginx Then remove the old installation: sudo dnf remove nginx Adding the Ngnix repository Once you’ve removed the old Nginx version, you will need to first install the dnf utilities: sudo dnf install dnf-utils Then using your favorite text editor, create the following file: vim /etc/yum.repos.d/nginx.repo After that add the following content which specifies the Nginx repository which we will use to install the latest Nginx version: [label /etc/yum.repos.d/nginx.repo ] [nginx-stable] name=nginx stable repo baseurl=http://nginx.org/packages/centos/$releasever/$basearch/ gpgcheck=1 enabled=1 gpgkey=https://nginx.org/keys/nginx_signing.key module_hotfixes=true [nginx-mainline] name=nginx mainline repo baseurl=http://nginx.org/packages/mainline/centos/$releasever/$basearch/ gpgcheck=1 enabled=0 gpgkey=https://nginx.org/keys/nginx_signing.key module_hotfixes=true Save the file and exit. With that, you are ready to install Nginx! Installing the latest Nginx version With the nginx.repo that we just added, dnf will install the stable Nginx version. In case you want to, you could use the Mainline, which includes some new features, you need to run the following command: sudo yum-config-manager --enable nginx-mainline For more information about the difference between the Stable and the Mainline Nginx versions, make sure to check the official Nginx blog here: https://www.nginx.com/blog/nginx-1-6-1-7-released/ Once you’ve specified the Nginx stable repository, you have to run the following command to install Nginx: sudo dnf install nginx You will get a prompt asking you to accept the GPG key: [label Output] Importing GPG key 0x7BD9BF62: Userid : "nginx signing key " Fingerprint: 573B FD6B 3D8F BC64 1079 A6AB ABF5 BD82 7BD9 BF62 From : https://nginx.org/keys/nginx_signing.key Is this ok [y/N]: <^y<^> Just click y and then press Enter. With that, the latest stable Nginx version will be installed on your CentOS 8 server! Starting and enabling Nginx Finally, make sure to start Nginx with the following command: sudo systemctl start nginx And then make sure to enable it so that in case that your server gets rebooted, Nginx would start automatically on boot: sudo systemctl enable nginx Video Demo Conclusion This is pretty much it! Now you have the latest Nginx version installed and up and running! For more information on how to get started with Nginx, make sure to check the steps from the following tutorial: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-nginx-on-centos-8 I hope that this helps!

kartickdas991 · Answer

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alexdo · Answer

Hello there, In addition to what has already been mentioned, I wanted to point out that CentOS Linux 8 has reached End Of Life (EOL) on December 31st, 2021. I would strongly recommend planning either migration to another OS like Debian or Ubuntu, or upgrading to CentOS Stream. I personally believe that the safest way to do this is to follow these steps here: Spin up a new Droplet with the desired OS Install the necessary services (webserver, sql server, etc.) After that using rsync for example copy over your files and migrate your databases Then test your website and server fully to make sure that everything is working as expected Finally, change your DNS to point to the new Droplet Regards,Alex

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