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How to disable nginx for websites in Plesk?

Leonardo Neissinger Soares

Updated August 06, 2026 19:47

kb: how-to Plesk for Linux

Applicable to:

Plesk for Linux

Question

How to disable nginx for websites in Plesk and use only Apache as the frontend web server?

Answer

Via the Plesk interface

Log in to Plesk.
Navigate to Tools & Settings > Services Management.
Click on Stop Reverse Proxy Server (nginx) service:

Note: nginx can be enabled again by starting the Reverse Proxy Server (nginx) service.

Via the Plesk CLI

Connect to the Plesk server via SSH.
Disable nginx by executing:

# plesk sbin nginxmng --disable

Note: nginx can be enabled again by executing:

# plesk sbin nginxmng --enable

Additional information

For a single website solution, refer to:

How to make a website be processed only by Apache when nginx is enabled on a Plesk server

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