Nginx Tutorials: Basic commands

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

Check NGINX version:

$ nginx -v                  /* prints the version of nginx */

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 */

Display current configurations:

$ nginx -T                  /* gives you the configuration which is currently implemented in your instance of nginx */

Reload NGINX

$ nginx -s reload           /* takes the configuration and pushes it out to the existing instance */

• Author
• Recent Posts

Follow me

Rajesh Kumar

Mentor for DevOps - DevSecOps - SRE - Cloud - Container & Micorservices at Software AG

Join my following certification courses...
- DevOps Certified Professionals (DCP)
- Site Reliability Engineering Certified Professionals (SRECP)
- Master in DevOps Engineering (MDE)
- DevSecOps Certified Professionals (DSOCP)
URL - https://www.devopsschool.com/certification/

My Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajeshkumarin

Follow me

Latest posts by Rajesh Kumar (see all)

• What is Mobile Virtual Network Operator? - April 18, 2024
• What is Solr? - April 17, 2024
• Difference between UBUNTU and UBUNTU PRO - April 17, 2024