Log Encyclopedia

Nginx Access Log

Default combined log format shipped with Nginx, ideal for traffic and latency triage.

Category: Web Server

Regex Pattern

^(?<remote_addr>\S+) - (?<remote_user>\S+) \[(?<time_local>[^\]]+)\] "(?<request>[^"]+)" (?<status>\d+) (?<body_bytes_sent>\d+) "(?<http_referer>[^"]*)" "(?<http_user_agent>[^"]*)"

DuckDB Schema

remote_addr VARCHAR, remote_user VARCHAR, time_local VARCHAR, request VARCHAR, status INTEGER, body_bytes_sent INTEGER, http_referer VARCHAR, http_user_agent VARCHAR

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Common Nginx Access Log Errors

Investigate frequent error signatures without leaving the browser.

Error 502 Error 404