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+# virtualmin-nginx
+
+Virtualmin plugin to use the nginx web server instead of Apache.
+
+# Installation
+
+The recommended way to install Virtualmin is to use the `virtualmin-install.sh`
+automated install script, found on the [download page](https://www.virtualmin.com/download)
+of Virtualmin.com. To get the LEMP stack, which includes nginx instead of 
+Apache, use the `-b LEMP` option when installing. The install script should be
+run on a freshly installed supported OS, with no preconfiguration or third party
+repositories enabled.
+
+```
+# /bin/sh virtualmin-install.sh -b LEMP
+```
+
+The `LEMP` stack installs Virtualmin with the nginx and nginx-ssl plugins, nginx,
+BIND, Postfix, MariaDB, PHP, etc. and sets them up for use in a shared virtual hosting
+environment. The `--minimal` flag also works with a `LEMP` installation.
+
+# OS Support
+
+We support this plugin on the same [operating systems as Virtualmin itself](https://www.virtualmin.com/documentation/os-support/).