Manual Install

Manually Install Required Software

I do not recommend this option for beginners. You will need to create directories and configure software manually when doing a manual install it may not be worth it if you are not experienced especially if you want to get up and running immediately. I implore novices to use my auto install bash script as it does it all for you automatically. Although if you are willing to learn then maybe this will be for you.
Don't be fooled by all those people who have blog posts on how to install Nginx IE: apt install nginx this is not how you install nginx. Those are wannabe admins who know nothing about installing a program. Downloading binaries to a server is not installing a program. The configuration, securing, and optimizing of a program is installing. So all those Google searches for how to install this and how to install that are just people who havent a clue on how to really install a program or piece of software. This is work and will take some time especially if you are a novice. Even for advanced users it takes time to get things in order and fully functional.
You will need to manually create directories, set permissions and edit configuration files accordingly, its not hard but it is tedious work if you want everything to run as it should. So for beginners it could be a great learning experience or a disaster. The good thing is its very easy to reinstall the OS on Hyper-V and start fresh.

So if you are ready to get your hands dirty then put on a fresh pot of coffee and lets start with installing our nginx web server