When you run a website or API on a server, logs are your first and last line of truth. Whether you are debugging an issue, estimating traffic costs, or investigating suspicious activity, Nginx logs are critical.
NGINX records client requests in the access log right after the request is processed. The access_log directive specifies the location of the log and its format. By default, the access log is located at logs/access.log. The format of logged messages is the
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