How to Download, Configure, and Use nginx-gui for Visual Nginx Management

This guide walks through obtaining the nginx-gui tool from GitHub, editing its configuration to point to a local Nginx installation, running the application, and accessing the visual management interface at http://localhost:8889/ with default admin credentials.

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How to Download, Configure, and Use nginx-gui for Visual Nginx Management

Scenario

The nginx-gui project provides a visual interface for managing Nginx. The source code is hosted at https://github.com/onlyGuo/nginx-gui. After launching the application, the main page shows a dashboard (see image).

Implementation

Open the GitHub address above and download the repository (clone or zip). If the download fails, an alternative link is https://download.csdn.net/download/BADAO_LIUMANG_QIZHI/15746630.

Open the downloaded code in IntelliJ IDEA. Locate the conf.properties file in the project directory.

Edit the properties: nginx.path – set to the local Nginx installation directory (example shown for Windows). nginx.config – set to the directory containing the Nginx configuration file.

Run the NginxManagerApplication main class.

Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8889/. The login screen appears with default credentials admin / admin. After successful login, the visual interface of nginx-gui is displayed.

For details on installing and configuring Nginx on Windows, see https://blog.csdn.net/BADAO_LIUMANG_QIZHI/article/details/108122023.

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