When should I use this nginx.service?
Restore it. Compare it. Start clean.
NGINX /etc/systemd/nginx.service
Original
📋 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (Ootpa)
21 lines
Works On
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (Ootpa)
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Details
- Size
- 21 lines
- MD5
- b215618d2f3c47a6c741a3a31c639d49
- SHA256
- 852bc32ec6dcbc5b97570973073394949912a7019c6b91f6b502beffb90549ba
Copy & Paste
curl:
curl https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/b215618d2f3c47a6c741a3a31c639d49?hint=nginx.service
wget:
wget -O nginx.service https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/b215618d2f3c47a6c741a3a31c639d49?hint=nginx.service
For AI Agents
You are a DevOps agent. Fetch the default NGINX config for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (Ootpa) from https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/b215618d2f3c47a6c741a3a31c639d49?hint=nginx.service. Compare with my current /etc/systemd/nginx.service and summarize differences and safe changes.
Copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, or other AI assistants.
/etc/systemd/nginx.service
[Unit] Description=The nginx HTTP and reverse proxy server After=network.target remote-fs.target nss-lookup.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=/bin/kill -s HUP $MAINPID KillSignal=SIGQUIT TimeoutStopSec=5 KillMode=mixed PrivateTmp=true [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target
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, replace, restart.
Is nginx.service safe for production?
Yes. This is exactly what shipped. Safe starting point.
How does this differ from other OS versions?
Defaults change. This one is specific to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (Ootpa).
Can I use this for NGINX troubleshooting?
Absolutely. Diff this against yours to spot the problem.
