{"id":22029,"date":"2024-03-15T22:56:25","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T22:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-check-the-status-of-nginx-startup-in-linux\/"},"modified":"2024-03-21T21:53:56","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T21:53:56","slug":"how-to-check-the-status-of-nginx-startup-in-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-check-the-status-of-nginx-startup-in-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"How to check the status of Nginx startup in Linux?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To check the startup status of nginx, you can use the following command: 1. Use the `systemctl` command (for systems managed by systemd).<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\">&nbsp;&nbsp;systemctl&nbsp;status&nbsp;nginx<\/pre>\n<p>This will display the current status of nginx, including whether it is running and for how long it has been running. Alternatively, use the `service` command (for systems managed by init).<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\">&nbsp;&nbsp;service&nbsp;nginx&nbsp;status<\/pre>\n<p>This will display the current status of nginx, including whether it is running and the time it has been running. 3. Use the &#8216;ps&#8217; command to find the nginx process.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\">&nbsp;&nbsp;ps&nbsp;aux&nbsp;|&nbsp;grep&nbsp;nginx<\/pre>\n<p>This will display detailed information about the running nginx process, including the Process ID (PID) and startup command. Regardless of the method used, if nginx is running, you will see output similar to the following:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\">nginx.service&nbsp;-&nbsp;The&nbsp;nginx&nbsp;HTTP&nbsp;and&nbsp;reverse&nbsp;proxy&nbsp;server<p><\/p><p><\/p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Loaded:&nbsp;loaded&nbsp;(\/lib\/systemd\/system\/nginx.service;&nbsp;enabled;&nbsp;vendor&nbsp;preset:&nbsp;enabled)<\/p><p><\/p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Active:&nbsp;active&nbsp;(running)&nbsp;since&nbsp;Wed&nbsp;2022-02-09&nbsp;09:35:57&nbsp;UTC;&nbsp;3s&nbsp;ago<\/p><p><\/p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Docs:&nbsp;http:\/\/nginx.org\/en\/docs\/<\/p><p><\/p><p>&nbsp;Main&nbsp;PID:&nbsp;12345&nbsp;(nginx)<\/p><p><\/p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Tasks:&nbsp;2&nbsp;(limit:&nbsp;2361)<\/p><p><\/p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Memory:&nbsp;3.2M<\/p><p><\/p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;CGroup:&nbsp;\/system.slice\/nginx.service<\/p><p><\/p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\u251c\u250012345&nbsp;nginx:&nbsp;master&nbsp;process&nbsp;\/usr\/sbin\/nginx&nbsp;-g&nbsp;daemon&nbsp;on;&nbsp;master_process&nbsp;on<\/p><p><\/p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\u2514\u250012346&nbsp;nginx:&nbsp;worker&nbsp;process<\/p><\/pre>\n<p>If nginx is not running, you will see an output similar to the following:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\">nginx.service&nbsp;-&nbsp;The&nbsp;nginx&nbsp;HTTP&nbsp;and&nbsp;reverse&nbsp;proxy&nbsp;server<p><\/p><p><\/p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Loaded:&nbsp;loaded&nbsp;(\/lib\/systemd\/system\/nginx.service;&nbsp;enabled;&nbsp;vendor&nbsp;preset:&nbsp;enabled)<\/p><p><\/p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Active:&nbsp;inactive&nbsp;(dead)<\/p><p><\/p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Docs:&nbsp;http:\/\/nginx.org\/en\/docs\/<\/p><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To check the startup status of nginx, you can use the following command: 1. 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