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
📋 CentOS Stream 9
22 lines
Works On
Viewing:
CentOS Stream 9
Same on:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (Plow)
Other versions:
Details
- Size
- 22 lines
- MD5
- 10fc9528dceada51a023799cdc6ce5e8
- SHA256
- 62752586e949073d48c59d0f63f7a96c134014ad90f76ebdcabadd8f84390e3c
/etc/systemd/nginx.service
[Unit] Description=The nginx HTTP and reverse proxy server After=network-online.target remote-fs.target nss-lookup.target Wants=network-online.target [Service] Type=forking PIDFile=/run/nginx.pid # Nginx will fail to start if /run/nginx.pid already exists but has the wrong # SELinux context. This might happen when running `nginx -t` from the cmdline. # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1268621 ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/rm -f /run/nginx.pid ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/nginx -t ExecStart=/usr/sbin/nginx ExecReload=/usr/sbin/nginx -s reload KillSignal=SIGQUIT TimeoutStopSec=5 KillMode=mixed PrivateTmp=true [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target
Copy & Paste
curl:
curl https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/10fc9528dceada51a023799cdc6ce5e8?hint=nginx.service
wget:
wget -O nginx.service https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/10fc9528dceada51a023799cdc6ce5e8?hint=nginx.service
For AI Agents
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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 CentOS Stream 9. 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 CentOS Stream 9.
Can I use this for NGINX troubleshooting?
Yes. Diff it against yours to find drift, then restore only the sections you need.
