Works On

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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Same on:

Alpine Linux v3.21 CentOS Stream 9 Debian 10 (Buster) Debian 9 (Stretch) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (Ootpa) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (Plow) Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Other versions:

Debian 11 (Bullseye) Debian 12 (Bookworm) Debian 13 (Trixie) Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Details

Size: 26 lines
MD5: 178a634a52a0777a4cf6f3a394fd2b53
SHA256: b2c3d480a58f61f3a7dc61850b461e892e36f236317765a4f2f6d558c928fa57

/etc/nginx/fastcgi.conf

fastcgi_param  SCRIPT_FILENAME    $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
fastcgi_param  QUERY_STRING       $query_string;
fastcgi_param  REQUEST_METHOD     $request_method;
fastcgi_param  CONTENT_TYPE       $content_type;
fastcgi_param  CONTENT_LENGTH     $content_length;

fastcgi_param  SCRIPT_NAME        $fastcgi_script_name;
fastcgi_param  REQUEST_URI        $request_uri;
fastcgi_param  DOCUMENT_URI       $document_uri;
fastcgi_param  DOCUMENT_ROOT      $document_root;
fastcgi_param  SERVER_PROTOCOL    $server_protocol;
fastcgi_param  REQUEST_SCHEME     $scheme;
fastcgi_param  HTTPS              $https if_not_empty;

fastcgi_param  GATEWAY_INTERFACE  CGI/1.1;
fastcgi_param  SERVER_SOFTWARE    nginx/$nginx_version;

fastcgi_param  REMOTE_ADDR        $remote_addr;
fastcgi_param  REMOTE_PORT        $remote_port;
fastcgi_param  SERVER_ADDR        $server_addr;
fastcgi_param  SERVER_PORT        $server_port;
fastcgi_param  SERVER_NAME        $server_name;

# PHP only, required if PHP was built with --enable-force-cgi-redirect
fastcgi_param  REDIRECT_STATUS    200;

Copy & Paste

curl:

curl https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/178a634a52a0777a4cf6f3a394fd2b53?hint=fastcgi.conf

wget:

wget -O fastcgi.conf https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/178a634a52a0777a4cf6f3a394fd2b53?hint=fastcgi.conf

For AI Agents

<prompt><role>DevOps agent</role><source url='https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/178a634a52a0777a4cf6f3a394fd2b53?hint=fastcgi.conf' /><config><app>NGINX</app><os>Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)</os><location>/etc/nginx/fastcgi.conf</location><lines>26</lines><md5>178a634a52a0777a4cf6f3a394fd2b53</md5><sha256>b2c3d480a58f61f3a7dc61850b461e892e36f236317765a4f2f6d558c928fa57</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/nginx/fastcgi.conf

FAQ

When should I use this fastcgi.conf?

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/nginx/fastcgi.conf, replace it, then reload or restart NGINX.

Is fastcgi.conf safe for production?

It is the vendor default for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa). 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 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa).

Can I use this for NGINX troubleshooting?

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

NGINX /etc/nginx/fastcgi.conf