How to install nginx on amazon linux

If you’re using AWS Linux2, you have to install nginx from the AWS “Extras Repository”. To see a list of the packages available:

# View list of packages to install
amazon-linux-extras list

You’ll see a list like this:

0  ansible2   disabled  [ =2.4.2 ]
1  emacs   disabled  [ =25.3 ]
2  memcached1.5   disabled  [ =1.5.1 ]
3  nginx1.12   disabled  [ =1.12.2 ]
4  postgresql9.6   disabled  [ =9.6.6 ]
5  python3   disabled  [ =3.6.2 ]
6  redis4.0   disabled  [ =4.0.5 ]
7  R3.4   disabled  [ =3.4.3 ]
8  rust1   disabled  [ =1.22.1 ]
9  vim   disabled  [ =8.0 ]
10  golang1.9   disabled  [ =1.9.2 ]
11  ruby2.4   disabled  [ =2.4.2 ]
12  nano   disabled  [ =2.9.1 ]
13  php7.2   disabled  [ =7.2.0 ]
14  lamp-mariadb10.2-php7.2   disabled  [ =10.2.10_7.2.0 ]

Use the amazon-linux-extras install command to install it, like:

sudo amazon-linux-extras install nginx1.12

More details see: https://aws.amazon.com/amazon-linux-2/faqs/.


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