Install Nginx on Arch Linux

This guide walks through installing and starting Nginx on Arch Linux.

Step 1 – Update the system

pacman -Syu --noconfirm

Step 2 – Install Nginx

pacman -S --noconfirm nginx

Step 3 – Start and enable Nginx

systemctl enable --now nginx

Step 4 – Firewall (UFW or nftables)

ufw allow 80/tcp
ufw allow 443/tcp
ufw reload

Step 5 – Verify

nginx -v
curl -I http://localhost

Configuration: /etc/nginx/nginx.conf, virtual hosts in /etc/nginx/sites-available/.

Next steps

• Configure a virtual host
• Enable TLS with Let's Encrypt
• Integrate PHP-FPM