How do i check the default document root for nginx?

shoebill

Note: This also takes into account, if someone has come along and change the default settings.

First check where the conf directory is:

$ nginx -V

Look for the --conf-path in the output.

View the conf file found in the command above.

$ less /etc/nginx/nginx.conf

At the end of the file there should be an include path:

include /etc/nginx/conf.d/*.conf;

Change directory to the config directory of the include path:

$ cd /etc/nginx/conf.d/
$ less default.conf

The section that says location, should have root setting, that is your document root.

    location / {
        root   /usr/share/nginx/html;
        index  index.html index.htm;
    }