You can use the wget tool to "download" a mirror of the default HTML directly into your directory:
sudo wget -O /var/www/html/index.nginx-debian.html https://githubusercontent.com Use code with caution. Configuration and File Priority index.nginx-debian.html download
When you install the nginx package via apt install nginx , the system places this specific file in the document root. index.nginx-debian.html Default Path: /var/www/html/ You can use the wget tool to "download"
The safest way to restore the default file structure is to tell the Debian package manager to reinstall the core Nginx files. sudo apt-get install --reinstall nginx-common Use code with caution. 2. Manual Recovery via GitHub sudo apt-get install --reinstall nginx-common Use code with
If you cannot reinstall, you can manually recreate the file by copying the source code from a GitHub Gist or the official Nginx source. 3. Use wget to Fetch a Copy