# Nginx -V - find nginx server build date?

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**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [June 10, 2011, 2:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-v-find-nginx-server-build-date/208113 "2011-06-10T14:24:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/0ea827/32.png) [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 2:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-v-find-nginx-server-build-date/208113/1 "2011-06-10T14:24:43Z")

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I know nginx -V can give me the nginx configuration settings. But is  
there a command or file which would tell me when nginx server was  
built/installed or rebuilt/reinstalled ?

thanks

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> **[Nginx -V - find nginx server build date ?](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,205638,205638#msg-205638)**
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> I know nginx -V can give me the nginx configuration settings. But is there a command or file which would tell me when nginx server was built/installed or rebuilt/reinstalled ? thanks

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**Author:** ![George](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/71e660/32.png) [@George](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/George)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 2:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-v-find-nginx-server-build-date/208113/2 "2011-06-10T14:42:37Z")

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On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 08:24:22AM -0400, George wrote:

> I know nginx -V can give me the nginx configuration settings. But is  
> there a command or file which would tell me when nginx server was  
> built/installed or rebuilt/reinstalled ?

$ ls -la /path/to/nginx

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**Author:** ![George](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/71e660/32.png) [@George](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/George)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2011, 4:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-v-find-nginx-server-build-date/208113/3 "2011-06-10T16:25:50Z")

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thanks Sergey 🙂

Posted at Nginx Forum:

> **[Re: Nginx -V - find nginx server build date ?](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,205638,205671#msg-205671)**
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> I know nginx -V can give me the nginx configuration settings. But is there a command or file which would tell me when nginx server was built/installed or rebuilt/reinstalled ? thanks