Deploying an Nginx Web Server on a VM using Pextra CloudEnvironment
This video demonstrates how to deploy a *web server (Nginx)* on a virtual machine using **Pextra CloudEnvironment**.
Steps Covered in the Video
1. *Deploy a Linux distribution* (Debian in this demo) available on the node.
To add a Linux distribution to a node and make it available for VM deployment, see the administrative steps below.
2. *Mount a disk* to store the website and its corresponding data.
This ensures data persistence even if the VM is restarted or temporarily unavailable.
3. **Install and configure Nginx**, and modify the default **index page**.
4. **Accessing the website**:
If you are on the **private network**, you can access the web server using the **VM's IP address on port 8080**.
You can also configure a *reverse proxy with a public IP address* to make the site publicly accessible.
(Reverse proxy configuration is not demonstrated in this video.)
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Administrative Tasks (Required to Make ISO Images Available)
To make any ISO image available in **Pextra CloudEnvironment**, first check the currently available ISO images:
Click on the *Node (Server)*
Open the *Images* tab on the left panel
If your desired ISO is not available, follow these steps:
1. *SSH into the node*
Refer to the documentation or contact support for the correct process.
2. Use a *curl command* to download your desired Linux distribution from its official website.
3. *Rename the ISO file* to match the required naming format.
The filename **must end with**:
```
.x-iso9660-image
```
Example:
```
ubuntu.x-iso9660-image
```
4. *Move the ISO file* to the following directory on the node:
```
/var/lib/pce/images/
```
5. The ISO will now be available for **VM deployment on that node**.
To make the ISO available across the **entire cluster**, repeat this process on each node.