In this chapter, we will begin with the steps necessary to establish a functional setup of Nginx. This process is crucial for the smooth functioning of your web server. There are some required libraries and tools to install the program, some parameters that you will have to decide upon when compiling the binaries, and there may also be some configuration changes to perform on your system.
This chapter covers the following topics:
Downloading and installing the prerequisites to compile the Nginx binaries
Downloading a suitable version of the Nginx source code
Configuring Nginx compile-time options
Controlling the application with an
init
scriptConfiguring the system to launch Nginx automatically on startup
A quick overview of the possibilities offered by the Nginx Plus platform