6. SSH into Azure VM and Install Nginx

6.2 Install Nginx

By Ravindra Bagale · Last updated: 24 October 2026

Why. A hello webpage proves the VM can serve HTTP before you deploy a real app.

What. Nginx is a popular web server.

How (Ubuntu sketch).

sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y nginx
sudo systemctl enable --now nginx
curl -I http://127.0.0.1

You should see an HTTP response from localhost. Opening from the internet needs NSG rules next.