Nginx Config Linter Tester

---
name: "Nginx Config Linter and Tester"
slug: "nginx-config-linter-tester"
description: "Validates nginx.conf files using the gixy static analyzer and crossplane parser library. Tests configuration for security misconfigs, HTTP header issues, and performs dry-run validation via nginx -t subprocess invocation."
github_stars: 29930
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/nginx/nginx"
category: "Runbooks & Diagnostics"
framework: "ChatGPT Agents"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "nginx/nginx"
  github_stars: 29930
---

# Nginx Config Linter and Tester

Validates nginx.conf files using the gixy static analyzer and crossplane parser library. Tests configuration for security misconfigs, HTTP header issues, and performs dry-run validation via nginx -t subprocess invocation.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- git clone https://github.com/nginx/nginx.git
- make

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- Processes synchronize data through shared memory. For this reason, many NGINX directives require the allocation of shared memory zones. As an example, when configuring [rate limiting](https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ng...
- Most Linux distributions will require several dependencies to be installed in order to build NGINX. The following instructions are specific to the apt package manager, widely available on most Ubuntu/Debian distributi...
- Prior to building NGINX, you must run the configure script with [appropriate flags](https://nginx.org/en/docs/configure.html). This will generate a Makefile in your NGINX source root directory that can then be used to...

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- [Getting started with NGINX](#getting-started-with-nginx)
- While nearly all popular Linux-based operating systems are distributed with a community version of nginx, we highly advise installation and usage of official [packages](https://nginx.org/en/linux_packages.html) or sou...
- For a gentle introduction to NGINX basics, please see our [Beginner’s Guide](https://nginx.org/en/docs/beginners_guide.html).

- Source: https://github.com/nginx/nginx
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nginx/nginx/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/nginx-config-linter-tester/)