These are the basic commands you use to interact with your NGINX instance.

Check NGINX version:

$ nginx -v                  /* prints the version of nginx */
Code language: JavaScript (javascript)

Check configuration file syntax before reloading:

$ nginx -t                  /* validates the syntax to ensure that there are no issues with the configuration you're about to push */
Code language: JavaScript (javascript)

Display current configurations:

$ nginx -T                  /* gives you the configuration which is currently implemented in your instance of nginx */
Code language: JavaScript (javascript)

Reload NGINX

$ nginx -s reload           /* takes the configuration and pushes it out to the existing instance */Code language: JavaScript (javascript)

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