NGINX on Rocky Linux 9 — Support & Quick Start

At a glance

Application ports	80 (HTTP), 443 (HTTPS) — opened in firewalld at first boot
Open in browser	http://<VM-IP>/
Service(s)	nginx
Configuration	/etc/nginx/nginx.conf; /etc/nginx/conf.d/; web root /usr/share/nginx/html/
Logs	/var/log/nginx/{access,error}.log
Version	NGINX (Rocky Linux 9 AppStream package)
Platform	Rocky Linux 9

Quick start

1. Deploy from the Azure Marketplace (Get It Now → Create), choosing your SSH key at the Administration step.
2. Allow inbound SSH (22) for yourself plus the application port(s): 80 and 443 (HTTP/S) — restrict to your own IP where possible. The in-image firewall already allows them; only the Network Security Group (NSG) keeps them closed.
3. Browse to http://<VM-IP>/ — NGINX answers immediately; drop server blocks into /etc/nginx/conf.d/ and `sudo systemctl reload nginx`.
4. SELinux is enforcing: keep content under /usr/share/nginx/html or label custom roots with `chcon -Rt httpd_sys_content_t`.

First login

1. No credential is generated: browse to http://<VM-IP>/ — the NGINX welcome page answers once first boot has started the service.

Still stuck?

Email support@dcassociatesgroup.com (response within 1 business day) or send a message via the contact form. Include the offer name, VM size, region, and any log output — sudo journalctl -u <service> -n 100 usually tells the story.