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 # nginxconfig
 
-Nginx Configuration
+NGINX (pronounced "engine x" or "en-jin-eks") is the world's most popular Web Server, high performance Load Balancer, Reverse Proxy, API Gateway and Content Cache.
 
+## Description
+
+The goal of this README is to provide a basic, structured introduction on how to use this project to setup a secure and working NGINX web server for the novice user.
+
+## Installation
+
+NGINX is installed software with binary packages available for all major operating systems and Linux distributions. See [Tested OS and Platforms](https://nginx.org/en/#tested_os_and_platforms) for a full list of compatible systems.
+
+The following instructions are specific to the `apt` package manager, widely available on most Ubuntu/Debian distributions and their derivatives.
+
+It is always a good idea to update your package repository lists prior to installing new packages.
+```bash
+sudo apt update
+```
+Install the NGINX package with the following command.
+```bash
+sudo apt install nginx
 ```
-openssl dhparam -out /etc/nginx/ssl/dhparam.pem 2048
+Using your preferred method, clone this repository into your development or project directory.
-```
+```bash
+git clone https://git.thelyoncompany.com/edwin/nginxconfig.git
+```
+Create the dhparam.pem certificate to allow for Perfect Forward Secrecy (PFS) when using TLS. 
+```bash
+sudo openssl dhparam -out /etc/ssl/dhparam.pem 2048 
+```
+NGINX commands to know
+```bash
+# To verify config
+sudo nginx -t
+# To verify config with a custom file
+sudo nginx -t -c nginx.conf
+# To reload and apply the new config
+sudo nginx -s reload
+```
+Restart NGINX service in systemd
+```bash
+# To restart any Systemd service, you first need to run the daemon-reload command
+sudo systemctl daemon-reload
+# To restart NGINX use the following command
+sudo systemctl restart nginx
+# To check the status of the NGINX service
+sudo systemctl status nginx
+```
+## Support
+Additional documentation available at: https://nginx.org/en/docs
+
+## License
+NGINX is free and open source software, distributed under the terms of a simplified [2-clause BSD-like license](LICENSE).