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This check parses the information provided by the NGINX stub status module. If you have enabled that module, then the URL /nginx_status shows interesting information about the inner state of the web server when accessed from localhost. The agent plugin nginx_status fetches these information and processes it.

Step-by-step guide

After installing and configuring nginx you can follow this steps to monitor Nginx status.

1. Nginx stub status module

   Make sure that the server process is configured with the stub status module. Use the command:

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   root@klappanas:~# nginx -V 2>&1 | grep -o with-http_stub_status_module with-http_stub_status_module

   
   

2. Add a new server block configuration inside /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default

3. restart nginx service

4. Now the Url 127.0.0.1:8081/nginx_status should be available

5. Configure nginx_status

   1. manually
   2. via Bakery

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