How to Install and Use Nginx‑GUI for Visual Nginx Management

Requirement

Need a visual management tool for Nginx that supports configuration management, performance monitoring, log monitoring, and other settings.

Solution

The open‑source project nginx‑gui (GitHub repository: https://github.com/onlyGuo/nginx-gui) provides configuration management and performance monitoring for Nginx. Log analysis is not covered and must be implemented with another solution.

Installation & Configuration Steps

Download and unzip the package Nginx-GUI-For-Linux-1.0.zip from the GitHub release page.

Modify the configuration file located at conf/conf.properties.

# nginx installation path
nginx.path = /usr/local/Cellar/nginx/1.15.12
# nginx full config file path
nginx.config = /Users/gsk/dev/apps/nginx-1.15.12/conf/nginx.conf
# account.admin = admin

Rename the Linux binary (Linux‑64bit only) – rename lib/bin/java_vms to java_vms_nginx_gui as described by the author.

Set permissions and start the service on the server:

# Grant full permissions
sudo chmod -R 777 nginx-gui/
# Start in background
nohup bash /root/web/nginx-gui/startup.sh > logs/nginx-gui.out &

After the service starts, access the web UI at http://<em>host</em>:8889 using the default credentials admin/admin.

Current Status

The latest release is version 1.6, which adds new features and fixes all known bugs. Upgrading to this version is recommended for a stable Nginx management experience.