Works On

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Debian 9 (Stretch)

Same on:

Debian 10 (Buster) Debian 11 (Bullseye) Debian 12 (Bookworm) Debian 13 (Trixie) Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Other versions:

Alpine Linux v3.21 CentOS Stream 9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (Ootpa) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (Plow)

Details

Size: 18 lines
MD5: b29112f9480a70fa7de2729ff39923e2
SHA256: c6f585f3a98e424c30c5208f2f52c8e39665b76744cd5bcc523efdee0a7d69ee

/etc/logrotate.d/nginx

/var/log/nginx/*.log {
	daily
	missingok
	rotate 14
	compress
	delaycompress
	notifempty
	create 0640 www-data adm
	sharedscripts
	prerotate
		if [ -d /etc/logrotate.d/httpd-prerotate ]; then \
			run-parts /etc/logrotate.d/httpd-prerotate; \
		fi \
	endscript
	postrotate
		invoke-rc.d nginx rotate >/dev/null 2>&1
	endscript
}

Copy & Paste

curl:

curl https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/b29112f9480a70fa7de2729ff39923e2?hint=nginx

wget:

wget -O nginx https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/b29112f9480a70fa7de2729ff39923e2?hint=nginx

For AI Agents

<prompt><role>DevOps agent</role><source url='https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/b29112f9480a70fa7de2729ff39923e2?hint=nginx' /><config><app>NGINX</app><os>Debian 9 (Stretch)</os><location>/etc/logrotate.d/nginx</location><lines>18</lines><md5>b29112f9480a70fa7de2729ff39923e2</md5><sha256>c6f585f3a98e424c30c5208f2f52c8e39665b76744cd5bcc523efdee0a7d69ee</sha256></config></prompt>

Paste into Claude, ChatGPT, or any AI assistant.

Install NGINX

Alpine Linux

sudo apk add nginx

Debian

sudo apt update && sudo apt install nginx

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

sudo yum install nginx

Ubuntu

sudo apt update && sudo apt install nginx

File Location

File Path

/etc/logrotate.d/nginx

FAQ

When should I use this nginx?

Use it to restore a missing default, confirm what shipped, or diff against your current NGINX config.

How do I restore NGINX defaults?

Download the file, back up the current one in /etc/logrotate.d/nginx, replace it, then reload or restart NGINX.

Is nginx safe for production?

It is the vendor default for Debian 9 (Stretch). Treat it as a baseline and review security and performance settings before production use.

How does this differ from other OS versions?

Defaults vary by distro and version. This copy matches Debian 9 (Stretch).

Can I use this for NGINX troubleshooting?

Yes. Diff it against yours to find drift, then restore only the sections you need.

NGINX /etc/logrotate.d/nginx