Install Nginx on Fedora / RHEL

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Installation

Nginx (Fedora repositories) · dnf

$ sudo dnf install -y nginx

Verify the installation

Verify

$ nginx -v

Service

Start

$ sudo systemctl start nginx

Stop

$ sudo systemctl stop nginx

Status

$ sudo systemctl status nginx

Restart

$ sudo systemctl restart nginx

On boot

$ sudo systemctl enable nginx

Important files

Type	Path	Description
config	/etc/nginx/nginx.conf	Main configuration file.
config	/etc/nginx/conf.d	Directory for additional server blocks (included by nginx.conf).
data	/usr/share/nginx/html	Default document root.
log	/var/log/nginx	Access and error logs.

Default ports

Command-line tools

nginxThe server binary; nginx -t to test, nginx -s reload to reload.

Uninstall

sudo systemctl stop nginx
sudo dnf remove -y nginx

Good to know

Fedora uses /etc/nginx/conf.d for additional server blocks (no sites-available by default).
Open the firewall: sudo firewall-cmd --add-service=http --permanent && sudo firewall-cmd --reload.
SELinux may block reverse-proxy connections: allow with sudo setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect 1.

Installation on Fedora

sudo dnf install -y nginx installs the server. Enable and start it with sudo systemctl enable --now nginx. The document root is /usr/share/nginx/html.

Firewall and SELinux

Fedora's firewall blocks HTTP by default: open it with sudo firewall-cmd --add-service=http --permanent && sudo firewall-cmd --reload. If Nginx acts as a reverse proxy, SELinux may block outbound connections — allow them with sudo setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect 1.

Configuration layout

Add server blocks under /etc/nginx/conf.d/*.conf (included by nginx.conf); there is no sites-available pattern by default. Validate with nginx -t, then sudo systemctl reload nginx.