Using GoAccess to View nginx Logs

📰 Dev.to · John Ajera

Learn to use GoAccess for analyzing nginx logs and generating traffic reports

intermediate Published 28 Mar 2026
Action Steps
  1. Install GoAccess on your system using the package manager
  2. Configure GoAccess to read nginx access logs from a local file or S3 bucket
  3. Run GoAccess to generate a terminal report for traffic, status codes, and top URLs
  4. Use the --html-flag to generate an HTML report for easier sharing and visualization
  5. Configure GoAccess to periodically update the report using a cron job
Who Needs to Know This

DevOps engineers and system administrators can benefit from using GoAccess to monitor and analyze nginx logs, improving their ability to troubleshoot and optimize server performance

Key Insight

💡 GoAccess provides a simple and efficient way to analyze and visualize nginx logs, helping you identify trends and issues in your server traffic

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Key Takeaways

Learn to use GoAccess for analyzing nginx logs and generating traffic reports

Full Article

Install GoAccess, optionally pull nginx access logs from S3, and generate terminal or HTML reports for traffic, status codes, and top URLs.
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