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# Nginx default checks and policies

# Nginx default checks and policies {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Australia
* 
* Updated March 12, 2026
* 
* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Agent Client Collector provides the following policies for Nginx health
monitoring. Policies come with the checks specified in the indicated table. Policies and checks
are available for both Windows and Linux.
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| Check | Description | Usage | Command | Output |
|-|-|-|-|-|
| nginx.check-nginx-alive | Verifies whether Nginx server is alive. Note: Use basic authentication for events. | `check-nginx-status.rb` -h, --host :   Nginx hostname -p, --port :   Nginx port Note: Use basic authentication for events. |   | Successful `CheckNginxStatus OK: Nginx is Alive and healthy` Failure `CheckNginxStatus CRITICAL: Nginx is Down` |
[Table 1. Nginx Events policy]

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| Check | Description | Usage | Command | Output |
|-|-|-|-|-|
| nginx.metrics-nginx-server | Retrieves the following information: nginx.active_connections :   Total number of active connections on server. nginx.accepts :   The accepted connections. nginx.handled :   Handled connections, which normally equals the number of accepted connections. nginx.requests :   Total number of handled requests by the server. nginx.read :   Shows whether the server is reading requests. nginx.writing :   Shows whether the server is writing responses to the client. nginx.waiting :   Idle connections waiting for a request. {#nginx-checks-policies__ul_hyt_lph_htb} Note: Use basic authentication for metrics. | `metrics-nginx.rb` Options: `-u --url` Full URL to the server status page. For example: `https://yoursite.com/nginx_status` |   | ws19-INC0047517.nginx.active_connections 1 1640135552 ws19-INC0047517.nginx.accepts 5746 1640135552 ws19-INC0047517.nginx.handled 5746 1640135552 ws19-INC0047517.nginx.requests 9603 1640135552 ws19-INC0047517.nginx.reading 0 1640135552 ws19-INC0047517.nginx.writing 1 1640135552 ws19-INC0047517.nginx.waiting 0 1640135552 |
[Table 2. Nginx Metrics policy]

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