NGINX Plus
, the high‑performance application delivery platform, load balancer, and web server, is available on the Google Cloud Platform as a virtual machine (VM) image. The VM image contains the latest version of NGINX Plus, optimized for use with the Google Cloud Platform Compute Engine.
Installing the NGINX Plus VM
To quickly set up an NGINX Plus environment on the Google Cloud Platform, perform the following steps.
Note:
The Google Cloud Platform interface is under active development. Although we make every effort to provide accurate instructions, they are subject to change. Also, the exact options you see depend on whether or not you have existing projects.
Access the
NGINX Plus page
in Google Marketplace and click the
LAUNCH ON COMPUTE ENGINE
button.
In the
Configure & Deploy
window, enter or select appropriate values for zone, machine type, and so on. Click the
Deploy
button.
Note:
In the
Firewall
section, be sure the
Allow HTTP traffic
checkbox is checked. For more information on controlling incoming traffic, see the
Firewall Rules Overview
in the Google Cloud Platform documentation.
As soon as the project deploys and the new virtual machine (VM) instance starts running, NGINX Plus starts automatically and serves a default
index.html
page. To verify that NGINX Plus is working properly, use a web browser to access the public DNS name of the new VM and view the page.
You can also check the status of the NGINX Plus server by logging into the VM and running this command:
# /etc/init.d/nginx status
What If I Need Help?
If you encounter any problems with NGINX Plus configuration, documentation is available at
nginx.org
and in the
NGINX Plus Admin Guide
.
Customers who purchase an NGINX Plus VM image on the Google Cloud Platform are eligible for the Google Cloud Platform VM support provided by the NGINX, Inc. engineering team. To activate support, submit the
Google Cloud Platform Support Activation
form.
Accessing the Open Source Licenses for NGINX Plus
NGINX Plus includes open source software written by NGINX, Inc. and other contributors. The text of the open source licenses is provided in Appendix B of the
NGINX Plus Reference Guide
. To access the guide included with the NGINX Plus VM instance, run this command:
# less /usr/share/nginx/html/nginx-modules-reference.pdf
The
NGINX Plus Reference Guide
is also
available online
.
