SSL Certificate Nginx
I have been having issues getting my SSL certificate for my domain and right now I have been getting a "Failed to start A high performance web server and a reverse proxy server." message when trying to debug and whenever I restart nginx I get this error "Job for nginx.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status nginx.service" and "journalctl -xeu nginx.service" for details."
Here was the link that supposes to fix the issue but didn't
https://www.linode.com/docs/guides/how-to-install-and-use-nginx-on-ubuntu-20-04/#nginx-configuration
This is the other link I was also following along
https://www.linode.com/docs/guides/enabling-https-using-certbot-with-nginx-on-ubuntu/#delighted
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eruzanski
Linode Staff
If you're facing the "Failed to start a high performance web server and reverse proxy server" error with Nginx, give these few steps a try:
- Check the Nginx configuration for syntax errors using
nginx -t. - Review the Nginx error logs with
journalctl -xeu nginx.service. - Ensure there are no conflicting services or ports using the same port.
- Verify the SSL certificate configuration and associated file paths + permissions.
- Restart Nginx and check its status with
sudo systemctl restart nginx.serviceandsudo systemctl status nginx.service.
Additionally, you might find it helpful to use the LEMP Stack from the Linode Marketplace, which simplifies the Nginx installation and configuration for faster deployment of your website.