How to Install Nginx on SLES 16

Introduction

This tutorial covers How to Install Nginx on SLES 16 on SLES 16. SLES 16 (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16) is SUSE’s enterprise-grade Linux distribution. It uses the zypper package manager, AppArmor for mandatory access control, and systemctl for service management.

Step 1 — Install Nginx

zypper install -y nginx

Step 2 — Enable and Start Nginx

systemctl enable --now nginx

Step 3 — Allow HTTP/HTTPS through Firewall

firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=http
firewall-cmd --reload
firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=https
firewall-cmd --reload

Step 4 — Configure Nginx

Edit /etc/nginx/nginx.conf or create a site configuration in /etc/nginx/conf.d/.

AppArmor Considerations

Note: SLES 16 uses AppArmor for mandatory access control. Check AppArmor status with aa-status and enforce profiles with aa-enforce /etc/apparmor.d/<profile>.

Conclusion

You have successfully completed: How to Install Nginx on SLES 16. For more SLES 16 tutorials, see our full SLES 16 series.