Works On

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Alpine Linux v3.21

Same on:

Other versions:

CentOS Stream 9 Debian 10 (Buster) Debian 11 (Bullseye) Debian 12 (Bookworm) Debian 13 (Trixie) Debian 9 (Stretch) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (Ootpa) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (Plow) Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Details

Size: 8 lines
MD5: db194cf3c6c4be12c70c757e0c9ad995
SHA256: b063611c6cb2d33bd43c4b17bf4135dda25f209bb77e4e66d1b156cffc37fbe6

/etc/logrotate.d/nginx

/var/log/nginx/*.log {
	missingok
	sharedscripts
	postrotate
		/etc/init.d/nginx --quiet --ifstarted reopen
	endscript
}

Copy & Paste

curl:

curl https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/db194cf3c6c4be12c70c757e0c9ad995?hint=nginx

wget:

wget -O nginx https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/db194cf3c6c4be12c70c757e0c9ad995?hint=nginx

For AI Agents

<prompt><role>DevOps agent</role><source url='https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/db194cf3c6c4be12c70c757e0c9ad995?hint=nginx' /><config><app>NGINX</app><os>Alpine Linux v3.21</os><location>/etc/logrotate.d/nginx</location><lines>8</lines><md5>db194cf3c6c4be12c70c757e0c9ad995</md5><sha256>b063611c6cb2d33bd43c4b17bf4135dda25f209bb77e4e66d1b156cffc37fbe6</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 Alpine Linux v3.21. 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 Alpine Linux v3.21.

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