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When going to my server in the browser, it shows the CentOS welcome page instead of nginx. How can I fix that?
I am running CentOS 7 on a droplet that I’ll be using as a web server. When I go to http://my_server_ip, it displays the “Welcome to CentOS” page.
I’ve followed the instructions to install, start, and enable nginx, but I still see the CentOS (not the nginx) welcome page.
Instructions from DO on installing nginx that I followed: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-nginx-on-debian-10
I also found that even when I turn off nginx, I still am able to get to that webpage, so it leads me to believe that this is interfering somehow.
I’ve also run the command “sudo netstat -tulpn” with the following result, but I don’t see anything listening on port 80, so I’m a bit confused:
Active Internet connections (only servers)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State PID/Program name
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:25 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 1038/master
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:111 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 1/systemd
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:22 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 27452/sshd
tcp6 0 0 ::1:25 :::* LISTEN 1038/master
tcp6 0 0 :::111 :::* LISTEN 1/systemd
tcp6 0 0 :::22 :::* LISTEN 27452/sshd
udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:111 0.0.0.0:* 1/systemd
udp 0 0 10.10.0.5:123 0.0.0.0:* 10653/ntpd
udp 0 0 192.241.142.66:123 0.0.0.0:* 10653/ntpd
udp 0 0 127.0.0.1:123 0.0.0.0:* 10653/ntpd
udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:123 0.0.0.0:* 10653/ntpd
udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:698 0.0.0.0:* 2643/rpcbind
udp6 0 0 :::111 :::* 1/systemd
udp6 0 0 fe80::585f:e3ff:fe7:123 :::* 10653/ntpd
udp6 0 0 ::1:123 :::* 10653/ntpd
udp6 0 0 :::123 :::* 10653/ntpd
udp6 0 0 :::698 :::* 2643/rpcbind
How can I fix this?
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Hello,
Based on the netstat output that you’ve provided, I don’t see Nginx running on your server.
I’ve noticed that you’ve shared the article on how to install Nginx on Debian 10. I would recommend following the steps from this guide here on how to install Nginx on CentOS 7 here:
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-nginx-on-centos-7
Also, on another note, there are no services listening on port 80 you should not really see anything when visiting your IP address via HTTP. I could suggest two things:
- Make sure that you are accessing the correct IP address
- Make sure to clear the cache of your browser
Let me know how it goes!
Regards, Bobby
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