NGINX on Rocky Linux 8 with Support by cloudimg

Rocky Linux 8 – NGINX Version: 1.0.0 Created by: cloudimg Table of Contents 1.) Overview......................................................................................................................1 2.) Access & Security..........................................................................................................1 3.) System Requirements....................................................................................................2 4.) Connecting to the Instance...........................................................................................2 5.) On Startup....................................................................................................................2 6.) Filesystem Configuration..............................................................................................2 7.) Server Components......................................................................................................3 8.) Scripts and Log Files.....................................................................................................3 9.) Using System Components...........................................................................................4 1.) Overview This document is provided as a user guide for the Rocky Linux 8 – NGINX product offering on the Alibaba Cloud Marketplace. Please reach out to support@cloudimg.co.uk if any issues are encountered following this user guide for the chosen product offering. 2.)Access & Security Please update the security group of the target instance to allow the below ports and protocols for access and connectivity.Protocol Type Port Description SSH TCP 22 SSH connectivity TCP TCP 80 NGINX Front End 3.)System Requirements The minimum system requirements for the chosen product offering can be found below Minimum CPU Minimum RAM Required Disk Space 1 1 GB 20 GB 4.) Connecting to the Instance Once launched in the ECS Console, please connect to the instance via an SSH client using the root user with the key pair associated at launch. 5.) On Startup An OS package update script has been configured to run on boot to ensure the image is fully up to date at first use. You can disable this feature by removing the script from /stage/scripts/ and deleting the entry in crontab for the root user. Disable the OS update script from running on reboot rm -f /stage/scripts/initial_boot_update.sh crontab -e #DELETE THE BELOW LINE. SAVE AND EXIT THE FILE. @reboot /stage/scripts/initial_boot_update.sh 6.) Filesystem Configuration Please see below for a screenshot of the server disk configuration and specific mount point mappings for software locations.Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on devtmpfs 1.9G 0 1.9G 0% /dev tmpfs 2.0G 0 2.0G 0% /dev/shm tmpfs 2.0G 8.5M 1.9G 1% /run tmpfs 2.0G 0 2.0G 0% /sys/fs/cgroup /dev/nvme0n1p2 38G 2.6G 33G 8% / /dev/nvme0n1p1 2.0G 148M 1.7G 9% /boot tmpfs 391M 0 391M 0% /run/user/0 tmpfs 391M 0 391M 0% /run/user/1002 /dev/nvme1n1 9.8G 37M 9.2G 1% /usr/share/nginx Mount Point Description /boot Operating System Kernel files /usr/share/nginx NGINX Web Server Root 7.) Server Components Please see below for a list of installed server components and their respective installation paths. The below versions are subject to change on initial boot based on the initial_boot_update.sh script finding new versions of the software in the systems package repositories. Component Version Software Home Aliyun CLI 3 /usr/local/bin/aliyun NGINX 1.20.1 /etc/nginx 8.) Scripts and Log Files The below table provides a breakdown of any scripts & log files created to enhance the useability of the chosen offering. Script/Log Path Description Initial_boot_update.sh /stage/scripts Update the Operating System with the latest updates available. Initial_boot_update.log /stage/scripts Provides output for initial_boot_update.sh9.) Using System Components Instructions can be found below for using each component of the server build mentioned in section 7 of this user guide document. Aliyun CLI Run – Once logged into the server, you may check the options available for the use of Aliyun CLI via the below command. aliyun –-help NGINX The NGINX Server has been configured to start on boot, please use the below commands to start, stop and check the status of the service. #Check the NGINX Server is running systemctl status nginx #Stop the NGINX Server systemctl stop nginx #Start the NGINX Server systemctl start nginx Once the NGINX Server status has started, you will be able to access the NGINX front end via the below URL exchanging the values between <> to match that of your own instance. :80