Upgrade NGNIX version on MacOS

Question

I have the current version of ngnix of:

nginx -v
nginx version: nginx/1.15.6

• now I want to upgrade it, but do not know how?

• I have found these resources: https://medium.com/@soban1193/upgrading-nginx-to-the-latest-version-on-ubuntu-c0ad9116cf87 and https://www.digitalocean.com/community/questions/how-to-update-nginx-and-should-i-update-it but they seem for upgrade using ubuntu commands.

• I want to know how I can make the upgrade using macos

Answer 1

To upgrade nginx on macOS, use Homebrew:

1. Update Homebrew

   brew update
   

2. Upgrade nginx

   brew upgrade nginx
   

3. Cleanup old artifacts

   brew cleanup
   

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