When should I use this nginx.conf.default?
Use it to restore a missing default, confirm what shipped, or diff against your current NGINX config.
#user nobody;
worker_processes 1;
#error_log logs/error.log;
#error_log logs/error.log notice;
#error_log logs/error.log info;
#pid logs/nginx.pid;
events {
worker_connections 1024;
}
http {
include mime.types;
default_type application/octet-stream;
#log_format main '$remote_addr - $remote_user [$time_local] "$request" '
# '$status $body_bytes_sent "$http_referer" '
# '"$http_user_agent" "$http_x_forwarded_for"';
#access_log logs/access.log main;
sendfile on;
#tcp_nopush on;
#keepalive_timeout 0;
keepalive_timeout 65;
#gzip on;
server {
listen 80;
server_name localhost;
#charset koi8-r;
#access_log logs/host.access.log main;
location / {
root html;
index index.html index.htm;
}
#error_page 404 /404.html;
# redirect server error pages to the static page /50x.html
#
error_page 500 502 503 504 /50x.html;
location = /50x.html {
root html;
}
# proxy the PHP scripts to Apache listening on 127.0.0.1:80
#
#location ~ \.php$ {
# proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1;
#}
# pass the PHP scripts to FastCGI server listening on 127.0.0.1:9000
#
#location ~ \.php$ {
# root html;
# fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
# fastcgi_index index.php;
# fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME /scripts$fastcgi_script_name;
# include fastcgi_params;
#}
# deny access to .htaccess files, if Apache's document root
# concurs with nginx's one
#
#location ~ /\.ht {
# deny all;
#}
}
# another virtual host using mix of IP-, name-, and port-based configuration
#
#server {
# listen 8000;
# listen somename:8080;
# server_name somename alias another.alias;
# location / {
# root html;
# index index.html index.htm;
# }
#}
# HTTPS server
#
#server {
# listen 443 ssl;
# server_name localhost;
# ssl_certificate cert.pem;
# ssl_certificate_key cert.key;
# ssl_session_cache shared:SSL:1m;
# ssl_session_timeout 5m;
# ssl_ciphers HIGH:!aNULL:!MD5;
# ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on;
# location / {
# root html;
# index index.html index.htm;
# }
#}
}
curl https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/3a0b1f2d0a5734fe3200a48703bafed2?hint=nginx.conf.default
wget -O nginx.conf.default https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/3a0b1f2d0a5734fe3200a48703bafed2?hint=nginx.conf.default
<prompt><role>DevOps agent</role><source url='https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/3a0b1f2d0a5734fe3200a48703bafed2?hint=nginx.conf.default' /><config><app>NGINX</app><os>Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (Plow)</os><location>/etc/nginx/nginx.conf.default</location><lines>117</lines><md5>3a0b1f2d0a5734fe3200a48703bafed2</md5><sha256>95363d79620c1b3eb6951711b6630a411f147bc9197bc91442c0605cf6688e46</sha256></config></prompt>
Paste into Claude, ChatGPT, or any AI assistant.
sudo apk add nginx
sudo apt update && sudo apt install nginx
sudo yum install nginx
sudo apt update && sudo apt install nginx
When should I use this nginx.conf.default?
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/nginx.conf.default, replace it, then reload or restart NGINX.
Is nginx.conf.default safe for production?
It is the vendor default for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (Plow). 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 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (Plow).
Can I use this for NGINX troubleshooting?
Yes. Diff it against yours to find drift, then restore only the sections you need.