{"id":31302,"date":"2022-09-19T11:42:58","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T11:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/?p=31302"},"modified":"2022-12-23T05:47:14","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T05:47:14","slug":"nginx-tutorials-basic-commands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/nginx-tutorials-basic-commands\/","title":{"rendered":"Nginx Tutorials: Basic commands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>These are the basic commands you use to interact with your NGINX instance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Check NGINX version:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-1\" data-shcb-language-name=\"JavaScript\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"javascript\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-javascript\">$ nginx -v                  <span class=\"hljs-comment\">\/* prints the version of nginx *\/<\/span>\n<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-1\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">JavaScript<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">javascript<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><strong>Check configuration file syntax before reloading:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-2\" data-shcb-language-name=\"JavaScript\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"javascript\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-javascript\">$ nginx -t                  <span class=\"hljs-comment\">\/* validates the syntax to ensure that there are no issues with the configuration you're about to push *\/<\/span>\n<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-2\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">JavaScript<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">javascript<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><strong>Display current configurations:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-3\" data-shcb-language-name=\"JavaScript\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"javascript\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-javascript\">$ nginx -T                  <span class=\"hljs-comment\">\/* gives you the configuration which is currently implemented in your instance of nginx *\/<\/span>\n<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-3\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">JavaScript<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">javascript<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<p><strong>Reload NGINX<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-4\" data-shcb-language-name=\"JavaScript\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"javascript\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-javascript\">$ nginx -s reload           <span class=\"hljs-comment\">\/* takes the configuration and pushes it out to the existing instance *\/<\/span><\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-4\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">JavaScript<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">javascript<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These are the basic commands you use to interact with your NGINX instance. 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