Access
- Open the NGINX UI dashboard in your browser:
http://<SERVER_IP>:9000 - The UI runs on port 9000, while HTTP challenge services use port 9180.
First-Time Setup
- Open the web UI.
- NGINX UI requires a one-time installation secret for initial setup.
- This secret is stored at:
/usr/local/etc/nginx-ui/.install_secret - Paste the install secret.
- Complete setup wizard.
Service Management
Nginx UI:
# Start
systemctl start nginx-ui
# Stop
systemctl stop nginx-ui
# Restart
systemctl restart nginx-ui
# Show status
systemctl status nginx-ui
Nginx:
# Start
systemctl start nginx
# Stop
systemctl stop nginx
# Restart
systemctl restart nginx
# Show status
systemctl status nginx
Important Files and Directories
- NGINX config directory:
/etc/nginx/ - NGINX logs:
/var/log/nginx/ - Nginx UI config directory:
/usr/local/etc/nginx-ui/ - Install secret file:
/usr/local/etc/nginx-ui/.install_secret
