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 12 (Bookworm)
30 lines
Works On
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Debian 12 (Bookworm)
Same on:
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)
Other versions:
Details
- Size
- 30 lines
- MD5
- 121cf0a92c7512d5eb5f8dc368bd8bbd
- SHA256
- 88965b52766830e7d94fa5871c43afe8f989df0849e4873abf8de22ee80fc4ac
/etc/systemd/nginx.service
# Stop dance for nginx # ======================= # # ExecStop sends SIGQUIT (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-online.target remote-fs.target nss-lookup.target Wants=network-online.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 12 (Bookworm). 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 12 (Bookworm).
Can I use this for NGINX troubleshooting?
Yes. Diff it against yours to find drift, then restore only the sections you need.
