Install nginx in centOS 6
Create a file in yum repository for nginx with its repo.
vi /etc/yum.repos.d/nginx.repo
[nginx]
name=nginx repo
baseurl=http://nginx.org/packages/centos/6/$basearch/
gpgcheck=0
enabled=1
Once you saved the file
On the same server, protect the Java server from external access
If you are running Nginx on the same server of the Java, the best practice is to deny access to port 8080 so only Nginx can access it. On Linux do:
Create a file in yum repository for nginx with its repo.
vi /etc/yum.repos.d/nginx.repo
[nginx]
name=nginx repo
baseurl=http://nginx.org/packages/centos/6/$basearch/
gpgcheck=0
enabled=1
Once you saved the file
yum install nginxBy default nginx will be started and available in port :80.
service nginx start
service nginx status
On the same server, protect the Java server from external access
If you are running Nginx on the same server of the Java, the best practice is to deny access to port 8080 so only Nginx can access it. On Linux do:
/sbin/iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -i eth0 --dport 8080 -j REJECT --reject-with tcp-reset
Reference : http://wiki.nginx.org/JavaServers
