Upgrade Nginx to the latest version on Ubuntu
What’s the need for upgrade Nginx
If you are running older nginx version in ubuntu then you need to upgrade nginx to latest stable version as older version have some security measures. The default version of nginx with ubuntu is good but it’s old. For example, the most popular version in use right now is 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin, and it ships with Nginx version 1.1.19. So you should update it to latest version which is now 1.8.0.
You can check the nginx changelog here – http://nginx.org/en/CHANGES
So the first thing you need to check your current version of nginx. In my case it’s 1.4.7
root@linuxtweaks ~]#nginx -v nginx version: nginx/1.4.7
Now you need to take backup of your nginx configuration in case anything wrong happen with your setup.
root@linuxtweaks ~]#sudo cp /etc/nginx/nginx.conf /etc/nginx/nginx.conf_oldversion
After that you have to stop nginx service.
root@linuxtweaks ~]# service nginx stop
Upgrade Nginx
Install the dependencies
root@linuxtweaks ~]#sudo aptitude install python-software-properties
Add the repository for the stable version of Nginx in your server.
root@linuxtweaks ~]#sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nginx/stable
Now finally you can update your repository and upgrade your system with latest nginx
sudo aptitude update sudo aptitude safe-upgrade
NOTE: it ask you if you want to keep older configuration or latest configuration this is up to you just keep in mind if you press “Y” then it would install latest configuration then you need to update it with your older configuration in case you tweaks something previously as per your site.
The above whole process automatically upgrade your nginx and restart it. if everything goes normal then you should have latest version of nginx in your system.
root@linuxtweaks ~]# nginx -V nginx version: nginx/1.8.0
Check your website if it’s running normal.
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What’s the need for upgrade Nginx
If you are running older nginx version in ubuntu then you need to upgrade it to latest stable version as older version have some security measures. The default version of nginx with ubuntu is good but it’s old. For example, the most popular version in use right now is 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin, and it ships with Nginx version 1.1.19. So you should update it to latest version which is now 1.8.0.
You can check the nginx changelog here – http://nginx.org/en/CHANGES
So the first thing you need to check your current version of nginx. In my case it’s 1.4.7
root@linuxtweaks ~]#nginx -v nginx version: nginx/1.4.7
Now you need to take backup of your nginx configuration in case anything wrong happen with your setup.
root@linuxtweaks ~]#sudo cp /etc/nginx/nginx.conf /etc/nginx/nginx.conf_oldversion
After that you have to stop nginx service.
root@linuxtweaks ~]# service nginx stop
Upgrade Nginx
Install the dependencies
root@linuxtweaks ~]#sudo aptitude install python-software-properties
Add the repository for the stable version of Nginx in your server.
root@linuxtweaks ~]#sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nginx/stable
Now finally you can update your repository and upgrade your system with latest nginx
sudo aptitude update sudo aptitude safe-upgrade
NOTE: it ask you if you want to keep older configuration or latest configuration this is up to you just keep in mind if you press “Y” then it would install latest configuration then you need to update it with your older configuration in case you tweaks something previously as per your site.
The above whole process automatically upgrade your nginx and restart it. if everything goes normal then you should have latest version of nginx in your system.
root@linuxtweaks ~]# nginx -V nginx version: nginx/1.8.0
Check your website if it’s running normal.
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