RHEL / Centos 6 - Install Nginx Using Yum Command

To install Nginx on RHEL 6 or CentOS 6 using the yum command, you can follow these steps:

1. Add the Nginx repository to your system:

sudo rpm -Uvh http://nginx.org/packages/centos/6/noarch/RPMS/nginx-release-centos-6-0.el6.ngx.noarch.rpm

This will add the Nginx repository to your system and allow you to install Nginx packages using yum.

2. Install Nginx:

sudo yum install nginx

This will install the latest version of Nginx available in the repository.

3. Start the Nginx service and enable it to start automatically on boot:

sudo service nginx start
sudo chkconfig nginx on

4. Test the installation:

Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost. You should see the default Nginx welcome page, indicating that Nginx is working correctly.