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How to Open the NGINX Config File in Ubuntu?

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You can open the NGINX configuration file in Ubuntu using a text editor. Here's how:

  1. Locate the NGINX configuration file: The default location for the NGINX configuration file is /etc/nginx/nginx.conf.

  2. Open the file with a text editor: You can use any text editor like nano, vim, or gedit.

    • Using nano:

      sudo nano /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
    • Using vim:

      sudo vim /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
    • Using gedit:

      sudo gedit /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
  3. Make the necessary changes to the configuration file.

  4. Save the file and restart NGINX:

    sudo systemctl restart nginx

Note: You need to use sudo to edit the configuration file as it requires root privileges.

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