When should I use this nginx.service?
Use it to restore a missing default, confirm what shipped, or diff against your current NGINX config.
NGINX /etc/systemd/nginx.service
Original
📋 Debian 9 (Stretch)
29 lines
Works On
Viewing:
Debian 9 (Stretch)
Same on:
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)
Other versions:
Details
- Size
- 29 lines
- MD5
- 7142d860a477b0932a0b1e798964bd4b
- SHA256
- 0365b059cb85389802007e994e41c7bff435e97129c1b118b7bf8756fa2483ab
/etc/systemd/nginx.service
# Stop dance for nginx # ======================= # # ExecStop sends SIGSTOP (graceful stop) to the nginx process. # If, after 5s (--retry QUIT/5) nginx is still running, systemd takes control # and sends SIGTERM (fast shutdown) to the main process. # After another 5s (TimeoutStopSec=5), and if nginx is alive, systemd sends # SIGKILL to all the remaining processes in the process group (KillMode=mixed). # # nginx signals reference doc: # http://nginx.org/en/docs/control.html # [Unit] Description=A high performance web server and a reverse proxy server Documentation=man:nginx(8) After=network.target [Service] Type=forking PIDFile=/run/nginx.pid ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/nginx -t -q -g 'daemon on; master_process on;' ExecStart=/usr/sbin/nginx -g 'daemon on; master_process on;' ExecReload=/usr/sbin/nginx -g 'daemon on; master_process on;' -s reload ExecStop=-/sbin/start-stop-daemon --quiet --stop --retry QUIT/5 --pidfile /run/nginx.pid TimeoutStopSec=5 KillMode=mixed [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target
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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
FAQ
How do I restore NGINX defaults?
Download the file, back up the current one in /etc/systemd/nginx.service, replace it, then reload or restart NGINX.
Is nginx.service 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.
