Blog Archive: November 2016

How to Install & Config Drupal 8 on Ubuntu 14.04 + Ngnix

In this article I will provide information how to install latest Drupal 8 version on Ubuntu 14.04 machine with Nginx.

Tools involved: Putty, Notepad++

I assume you have already configured Nginx on your machine, if not, here is a tutorial for LEMP Server Ubuntu 12.04 for serving Drupal on Nginx, don't be afraid of version 12.04, as in version 14.04 the only differences that might occur are in Ngnix config blocks, which I will cover in this article.

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Now, once you have all set up, open Putty and login to your server with sudo…