How to Install Nginx for Free, Deploy a Simple Website, and Expose It via Network Tunneling

In this tutorial the author explains how to set up a free Nginx web server on a local machine, create a simple HTML website, and expose it to the internet using a free network tunneling service.

1. Install Nginx

Download Nginx 1.23.1 from http://nginx.org/download/nginx-1.23.1.zip , unzip the archive and you will see the directory structure.

2. Configure Nginx

Open the conf/nginx.conf file, uncomment the necessary directives (remove the leading # ) and adjust settings such as the listening port and server name as needed.

3. Start Nginx Service

Navigate to the Nginx root folder and double‑click nginx.exe . A small black console window flashing indicates that Nginx has started successfully. Open a browser and enter virtual‑host:port to see the default page.

4. Add Your Website Files

Create an index.html file (full HTML + CSS code is provided in the original article) and place it in the Nginx root directory. After saving, reload the browser to view the styled page.

5. Internal Network Tunneling

Register on the free tunneling platform Feige (飞鸽), create a tunnel, set the local IP and port to match the Nginx configuration, download the client, and run the provided 傻瓜式运行点击我.vbs script (or the corresponding command) to expose the local server to a public URL.

After the tunnel is active, accessing the public URL in a browser will display the same website you created locally.

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