NGINX Web Server windows installation

NGINX Web Server

Windows installation

1. Download the latest stable version of Nginx from the official website https://nginx.org/en/download.html. Choose the Windows version and download the zip file.
2. Extract the contents of the zip file to a directory on your system, for example, C:\nginx.
3. Open a Command Prompt window as an administrator.
4. Navigate to the Nginx directory using the command: cd C:\nginx
5. Run the command: nginx.exe to start Nginx.
6. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost. If Nginx is running correctly, you will see the Nginx welcome page.
7. To stop Nginx, open a Command Prompt window as an administrator and navigate to the Nginx directory. Run the command: nginx.exe -s stop That's it! You have successfully installed Nginx on Windows. You can now use it as a web server or a reverse proxy.