And one extra reason is that this way we can keep previous versions (generations) of the config file, allowing quick rollbacks.
On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 2:34 PM Robin Gloster <ro...@loc-com.de> wrote: > Hi, > > Adding to Eelco's explanation, this would also theoretically allow you to > start e.g. > different nginx servers on different versions with different > configurations. For > the most or probably all services more changes would be needed to support > this > realistically. > > Robin > > > -----Original message----- > > From:Eelco Dolstra <eelco.dols...@logicblox.com> > > Sent: Tuesday 9th August 2016 11:38 > > To: nix-dev@lists.science.uu.nl > > Subject: Re: [Nix-dev] Why nginx config isn't placed into > /etc/nginx/nginx.conf? > > > > Hi, > > > > On 08/09/2016 01:29 PM, Daniel Hlynskyi wrote: > > > > > Is this intentional? I'm writing a service and want to know whether to > do like > > > nginx or use /etc for configs. > > > > Generally, files should not be placed in /etc unless they are global > > configuration, like /etc/resolv.conf. This way, implicit dependencies are > > avoided. Service-specific configuration files like nginx.conf don't need > to be > > in /etc because they usually can be passed to the service via a command > line > > switch from the generated systemd unit. > > > > -- > > Eelco Dolstra | LogicBlox, Inc. | http://nixos.org/~eelco/ > > _______________________________________________ > > nix-dev mailing list > > nix-dev@lists.science.uu.nl > > http://lists.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev > > > _______________________________________________ > nix-dev mailing list > nix-dev@lists.science.uu.nl > http://lists.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev >
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