NGINX

January 22, 2026 - Reading time: ~1 minute

sudo apt update
sudo apt install nginx php-fpm php-cli php-common php-mbstring php-zip php-sqlite3 php-curl php-gd php-json 
php-opcache php-xml unzip -y
sudo systemctl start nginx
sudo systemctl enable nginx
sudo systemctl start php8.4-fpm # Replace 8.4 with the actual installed PHP version
sudo systemctl enable php8.4-fpm
cd /var/www
curl https://www.bludit.com/releases/bludit-latest.zip --output bludit-latest.zip
unzip bludit-latest.zip
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www
sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/bludit.conf
server {
    listen 80;
    server_name your_domain.com;
    root /var/www/bludit;
    index index.php;

    location ~ \.php$ {
        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php8.4-fpm.sock; # Verify socket path; it may change with PHP versions
        include fastcgi.conf;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
    }

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
    }   
}

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/bludit.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
sudo nginx -t # Test configuration syntax
sudo systemctl restart nginx

Open your web browser and navigate to http://your_domain.com (or your server's IP address). 
The Bludit installation wizard will guide you through creating an admin account and setting up your site.