Nginx Config on macOS Homebrew | Generated by AI
For Nginx installed via Homebrew on macOS (as indicated by the binary path /opt/homebrew/bin/nginx), the main configuration file is typically located at:
/opt/homebrew/etc/nginx/nginx.conf
This directory also contains other related files, such as server blocks in a servers/ subdirectory (e.g., /opt/homebrew/etc/nginx/servers/).
To confirm the exact config file path used by your Nginx instance, run the following command in your terminal:
nginx -t
This will test the configuration and output the path to the nginx.conf file it’s using. Alternatively, use nginx -V to see compile-time details, including the config path prefix.
If you’re on an older Intel-based Mac where Homebrew installs to /usr/local instead, the path would be /usr/local/etc/nginx/nginx.conf, but your provided binary path confirms the /opt/homebrew location.
References
Locate the nginx.conf file my nginx is actually using - Stack Overflow
Installing nginx in macOS using homebrew | by Ram - Medium
Simple Configuration of NGINX on Mac - DEV Community