Nginx web server in Android | Termux

What is nginx ?

Nginx is a web server which can also be used as a reverse proxy, load balancer, mail proxy and HTTP cache. The software was created by Igor Sysoev and first publicly released in 2004. A company of the same name was founded in 2011 to provide support and Nginx plus paid software.

How to install nginx ?

open termux app and type following commands.

• $ pkg install nginx

To start nginx web server type:

• $ nginx

Now open your browser and type localhost:8080 it will open the server.

To stop nginx server type:

• $ nginx -s stop

using nginx web server you can test you website on localhost server and lots more..