Nginx is a high-performance web server ideal for serving static content and as a reverse proxy for PHP-FPM. It uses less memory than Apache and handles high concurrency well.
Installing Nginx
apt update\napt install nginx -y\nsystemctl enable nginx\nsystemctl start nginxVisit your VPS IP in a browser to see the Nginx welcome page.
Configuring a Server Block (Virtual Host)
Create a config file for your domain:
nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/yourdomain.comAdd:
server {\n listen 80;\n server_name yourdomain.com www.yourdomain.com;\n root /var/www/yourdomain.com/public;\n index index.php index.html;\n\n location / {\n try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;\n }\n\n location ~ \.php$ {\n include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;\n fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php8.1-fpm.sock;\n }\n}Enabling the Site
ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/yourdomain.com /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/\nnginx -t\nsystemctl reload nginx