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Deploy a production-ready Nginx web server on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS in seconds. This optimized image provides a secure, high-performance foundation for hosting static content, managing web traffic, and acting as a robust reverse proxy for your applications. With pre-configured security settings and firewall rules, you can focus on building your project while we handle the infrastructure basics. It is the perfect choice for developers looking for a fast, reliable, and scalable web server solution.

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Creating an App using the Control Panel

Click the Deploy to DigitalOcean button to create a Droplet based on this 1-Click App. If you aren’t logged in, this link will prompt you to log in with your DigitalOcean account.

Creating an App using the API

In addition to creating a Droplet from the Nginx on Ubuntu24-04 1-Click App using the control panel, you can also use the DigitalOcean API. As an example, to create a 4GB Nginx on Ubuntu24-04 Droplet in the SFO2 region, you can use the following curl command. You need to either save your API access token to an environment variable or substitute it in the command below.

curl -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
         -H 'Authorization: Bearer '$TOKEN'' -d \
        '{"name":"choose_a_name","region":"sfo2","size":"s-2vcpu-4gb","image":"apps4rent-nginxonubuntu240"}' \
        "https://api.digitalocean.com/v2/droplets"

Getting Started After Deploying Nginx on Ubuntu24-04

Once the Nginx on Ubuntu 24.04 One-Click Droplet is created, you can log into it as root. Make sure to substitute the Droplet’s public IPv4 address:

ssh root@your_droplet_public_ipv4

The Nginx web server will already be running as a service and ready to use. You can access your server’s default page by navigating to http://your_droplet_public_ipv4 in your web browser.

To verify that the Nginx service has been installed and is running correctly, run the following commands:

To verify the installed version of Nginx

nginx -v

To check the installation path location of the Nginx binary

which nginx

To check the current operational status of the Nginx service

sudo systemctl status nginx