Why Nginx exists - Test Your Understanding

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the code to start the Nginx service on a Linux system.

Nginx

sudo systemctl [1] nginx

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Astop

Bstart

Crestart

Dstatus

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'stop' instead of 'start' will turn off the service.

The start command launches the Nginx service so it begins running.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the Nginx configuration line to listen on port 80.

Nginx

listen [1];

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A80

B443

C22

D8080

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Choosing port 443 is for HTTPS, not HTTP.

Port 80 is the default port for HTTP traffic, which Nginx listens to by default.

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hard

Fix the error in the Nginx server block to serve files from the correct root directory.

Nginx

server {
    root [1];
}

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A/usr/bin

B/etc/nginx

C/var/www/html

D/home/user

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using /etc/nginx is for config files, not web content.

The root directory for serving web files in Nginx is usually /var/www/html.

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hard

Complete the code to create a simple Nginx location block that serves static files.

Nginx

location / {
    root {BLANK_2}};

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A{

B/var/www/static

C}

D/etc/nginx/html

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using '}' to open the block is incorrect syntax.

The location block starts with a curly brace { and the root points to the static files directory.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to define a server block that listens on port 80, serves from /var/www/html, and uses index.html as the default file.

Nginx

server {
    listen [1];
    root [2];
    index [3];
}

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A443

B/var/www/html

Cindex.html

D80

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using port 443 is for HTTPS, not HTTP.

The server listens on port 80, serves files from /var/www/html, and uses index.html as the default page.