{"id":4832,"date":"2024-03-14T02:00:05","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T02:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-check-the-directory-where-nginx-is-located-in-linux\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T14:07:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T14:07:11","slug":"how-to-check-the-directory-where-nginx-is-located-in-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-check-the-directory-where-nginx-is-located-in-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"Find Nginx Directory in Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"

To view the directory where nginx is located, you can use the following command:<\/p>\n

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  1. Find the path of the nginx binary file using the which command.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    which<\/span> nginx\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
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    1. Use the whereis command to locate the installation directory of nginx.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      whereis nginx\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
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      1. View the directory specified in the configuration file of nginx.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        cat<\/span> \/etc\/nginx\/nginx.conf | grep root\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
        You can check the directory where nginx is located using the above command.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
        To view the directory where nginx is located, you can use the following command: Find the path of the nginx binary file using the which command. which nginx Use the whereis command to locate the installation directory of nginx. whereis nginx View the directory specified in the configuration file of nginx. cat \/etc\/nginx\/nginx.conf | grep […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_import_markdown_pro_load_document_selector":0,"_import_markdown_pro_submit_text_textarea":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[297,923,4764,895,497],"class_list":["post-4832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-linux","tag-nginx","tag-nginx-configuration","tag-server-administration","tag-web-server"],"yoast_head":"\nFind Nginx Directory in Linux - Blog - Silicon Cloud<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how to find the Nginx directory in Linux using simple commands. 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