Works On

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Debian 9 (Stretch)

Same on:

Alpine Linux v3.21 CentOS Stream 9 Debian 10 (Buster) Debian 11 (Bullseye) Debian 12 (Bookworm) Debian 13 (Trixie) 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)

Other versions:

Details

Size: 17 lines
MD5: df8c71e25e0356ffc539742f08fddfff
SHA256: f27b2027c571ccafcfb0fbb3f54d7aeee11a984e3a0f5a1fdf14629030fc9011

/etc/nginx/scgi_params

scgi_param  REQUEST_METHOD     $request_method;
scgi_param  REQUEST_URI        $request_uri;
scgi_param  QUERY_STRING       $query_string;
scgi_param  CONTENT_TYPE       $content_type;

scgi_param  DOCUMENT_URI       $document_uri;
scgi_param  DOCUMENT_ROOT      $document_root;
scgi_param  SCGI               1;
scgi_param  SERVER_PROTOCOL    $server_protocol;
scgi_param  REQUEST_SCHEME     $scheme;
scgi_param  HTTPS              $https if_not_empty;

scgi_param  REMOTE_ADDR        $remote_addr;
scgi_param  REMOTE_PORT        $remote_port;
scgi_param  SERVER_PORT        $server_port;
scgi_param  SERVER_NAME        $server_name;

Copy & Paste

curl:

curl https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/df8c71e25e0356ffc539742f08fddfff?hint=scgi_params

wget:

wget -O scgi_params https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/df8c71e25e0356ffc539742f08fddfff?hint=scgi_params

For AI Agents

<prompt><role>DevOps agent</role><source url='https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/df8c71e25e0356ffc539742f08fddfff?hint=scgi_params' /><config><app>NGINX</app><os>Debian 9 (Stretch)</os><location>/etc/nginx/scgi_params</location><lines>17</lines><md5>df8c71e25e0356ffc539742f08fddfff</md5><sha256>f27b2027c571ccafcfb0fbb3f54d7aeee11a984e3a0f5a1fdf14629030fc9011</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/scgi_params

FAQ

When should I use this scgi_params?

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/scgi_params, replace it, then reload or restart NGINX.

Is scgi_params 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/nginx/scgi_params