How does Windows start up nginx?

To start nginx on Windows, you can follow these steps:

1. Download the Windows version of nginx and then extract it to the directory where you want to install it. You can get the latest Windows version from nginx’s official website at https://nginx.org/en/download.html.
2. Open the decompressed nginx folder, locate and open the executable file named “nginx.exe”.
3. Open Command Prompt or PowerShell, navigate to the installation directory of nginx. For example, if you have installed nginx in the “C:\nginx” directory, you can use the following command to navigate to that directory:

cd C:\nginx

1. To start nginx, type the following command in the command prompt or PowerShell:

nginx.exe

1. If everything goes smoothly, you will see some successful startup messages. At this point, nginx has successfully started on Windows.
2. To stop nginx, you can either press Ctrl+C or simply close the command prompt or PowerShell window.

Please note that if you encounter any errors or issues, please check the error log file of nginx, which is located in the “logs” folder of nginx’s installation directory.