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Nginx in Plesk cannot be started: Not starting nginx as it is disabled in Plesk.

Gilson Siqueira
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Plesk for Linux kb: technical

Applicable to:

  • Plesk for Linux

Symptoms

  • nginx fails to start:

    # systemctl status nginx
    * nginx.service - Startup script for nginx service
    Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/nginx.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
    Drop-In: /usr/lib/systemd/system/nginx.service.d
    `-limit_nofile.conf
    Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Wed 2022-05-11 12:04:22 CEST; 4s ago
    Process: 44106 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c [ '${NGINX_ENABLED}' = 'yes' ] || { echo Not starting nginx as it is disabled in Plesk. Run 'plesk sbin nginxmng -e' to enable nginx in Plesk.; exit 1; } (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

    May 11 12:04:22 publicamedia.net systemd[1]: Starting Startup script for nginx service...
    May 11 12:04:22 publicamedia.net sh[44106]: Not starting nginx as it is disabled in Plesk. Run 'plesk sbin nginxmng -e' to enable nginx in Plesk.
    May 11 12:04:22 publicamedia.net systemd[1]: nginx.service: control process exited, code=exited status=1
    May 11 12:04:22 publicamedia.net systemd[1]: Failed to start Startup script for nginx service.
    May 11 12:04:22 publicamedia.net systemd[1]: Unit nginx.service entered failed state.
    May 11 12:04:22 publicamedia.net systemd[1]: nginx.service failed.

  • Websites show default page

Cause

With disabled nginx, the service will continue to be inactive.

Resolution

Properly restart nginx by disabling and re-enabling it:

  1. Connect to the server via SSH.

  2. Disable nginx:

    # plesk sbin nginxmng -d

  3. Enable nginx:

    # plesk sbin nginxmng -e

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