nginx startup script for Debian

```bash sudo vim /etc/init.d/nginx ``` Paste in the following (remember to run 'set :paste' in VIM when pasting): ```bash #! /bin/sh ## # nginx start script ## PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin DAEMON=/usr/local/sbin/nginx NAME=nginx DESC=nginx if [ ! -x $DAEMON ] then echo "Couldn't find $DAEMON. Please set path to DAEMON." exit 0 fi # Include nginx defaults if available if [ -f /etc/default/nginx ] ; then . /etc/default/nginx fi set -e case "$1" in start) echo -n "Starting $DESC: " start-stop-daemon --start --pidfile /var/run/$NAME.pid \ --exec $DAEMON -- $DAEMON_OPTS echo "$NAME." ;; stop) echo -n "Stopping $DESC: " start-stop-daemon --stop --pidfile /var/run/$NAME.pid \ --exec $DAEMON echo "$NAME." ;; restart|force-reload) echo -n "Restarting $DESC: " start-stop-daemon --stop --pidfile \ /var/run/$NAME.pid --exec $DAEMON sleep 1 start-stop-daemon --start --pidfile \ /var/run/$NAME.pid --exec $DAEMON -- $DAEMON_OPTS echo "$NAME." ;; reload) echo -n "Reloading $DESC configuration: " start-stop-daemon --stop --signal HUP --pidfile /var/run/$NAME.pid \ --exec $DAEMON echo "$NAME." ;; *) N=/etc/init.d/$NAME echo "Usage: $N {start|stop|restart|force-reload}" >&2 exit 1 ;; esac exit 0 ``` Now make the script executable with this command: ```bash sudo chmod 755 /etc/init.d/nginx ``` Lastly, run this command to make the script run when the server starts and stops: ```bash sudo /usr/sbin/update-rc.d -f nginx defaults ```