macOS Launchd¶

Plist Configuration¶

Save as /Library/LaunchDaemons/nginx.plist:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN"
                        "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
  <dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>nginx</string>
    <key>Program</key>
    <string>/usr/local/sbin/nginx</string>
    <key>KeepAlive</key>
    <true/>
    <key>NetworkState</key>
    <true/>
    <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
    <string>/var/log/system.log</string>
    <key>LaunchOnlyOnce</key>
    <true/>
  </dict>
</plist>

Load the Service¶

sudo launchctl load -F /Library/LaunchDaemons/nginx.plist

Unload the Service¶

sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/nginx.plist

Note

This launches NGINX automatically on boot. Errors are logged to syslog; NGINX typically logs to /usr/local/var/log/nginx/error.log.