Installing and Setting Up an Nginx Server on the EB-336x with Linux Debian 9

Nginx is an open-source HTTP/HTTPS web server that can also be used as a proxy server. Compatible with HTTP, HTTPS and other protocols of the reverse proxy server, you can now use Nginx instead of the traditional Apache HTTP2 server.

This section shows how to install and set up the Nginx web server on the EB-3362 with Linux Debian 9.

Prepare

EB-3362
SD Card (Built-in Debian9)
Screen Monitor
Keyboard
Ethernet

Build Nginx Web Server on EB-3362

Step 1: Install Nginx Server

Type the following apt-get command/apt command to update your system:
```
$ sudo apt update
```
```
$ sudo apt upgrade
```
To install Nginx server, type:
```
$ sudo apt install nginx
```
By default, the Nginx server started will start on Debian 9 and it can be verified with the netstat command/ss command and ps command as follows:
```
$ ps aux | grep nginx
```
```
$ pgrep nginx
```
Use the netstat command as follows to verify that port 80 is open:
```
$ netstat -tulpn | grep :80
```

Step 2: Test the Nginx Server

Open up a web browser and type url:
http://your-domain/
Or find your public IP address using the ip command/ifconfig command:
```
$ ip a
```
OR
```
$ ifconfig eth0
```

Step 3: Configure Nginx Server

In Nginx, all HTML, CSS and Image files are stored by default in the /var/www/html directory, known as the web server's root.
The default directory can be modified in the /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default config file. You can edit it with either vim command or nano command.

Type the following vim command/nano command to setting the web server default file.
```
$ sudo vi /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default
```
OR
```
$ sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default
```
The /etc/nginx/nginx.conf is your main nginx config file and /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default is the default config file.
To create a Virtual Host named “icopdemo”, type:
```
$ sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/icopdemo
```

And input the code below in “icopdemo”:

server {
    listen 80;
    listen [::]:80;
 
    server_name icopdemo;
 
    root /home/icop/www;
    index index.html;
 
    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
    }
}

Let the file synchronize with “icopdemo” and remove the default file.

Synchronize:

$ sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/icopdemo /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

Remove the default file:

$ sudo rm /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default

Establish the path for the web page location and create the webpage.
```
$ sudo mkdir ~/www
```
```
$ sudo nano ~/www/index.html
```

Type the following website code to the index.html:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Welcome to Icop Tech</title>
<style>
    body {
        width: 35em;
        margin: 0 auto;
        font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;
    }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Welcome to ICOP Tech</h1>
<p>This is a test for Nginx web server.</p>
 
<p><em>Hello world.</em></p>
</body>
</html>

Save and close the file.
Reload the Nginx server to start the new web server.
```
$ sudo systemctl reload nginx
```

Enter the IP address to display the web page (~/www/index.html) from the Nginx web server.
You can replace ~/www/index.html with the web page you want to display.

Main features of EB-3362-L2C2851G1E-I:

DM&P SoC Vortex86DX3- 1GHz
1GB / 2GB DDR3 onboard
3S / 3U / VGA / GLAN / LAN / Audio / 8GPIO / SATA / 8~24V
Operation Temperature: -20 ~ +70°C
Auto Power On
VESA Mount

For more info and sample request, please write to info@icop.com.tw, call your nearest ICOP Branch, or contact our Worldwide Official Distributor.