Is the output production-ready?

Treat it as a draft and validate with staging tests.

Will unsupported directives be visible?

Yes, unmapped lines are listed explicitly for manual review.

Does this tool process data client-side?

Most PlainUtils tools process inputs directly in your browser unless a page explicitly says otherwise.

Developer Utility

NGINX ↔ Apache Config Converter

Convert common NGINX and Apache directives with explicit manual-review warnings.

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Direction

Source Config

server {
  listen 443 ssl;
  server_name app.example.com www.example.com;
  root /var/www/app/public;
  index index.html index.htm;

  location /api/ {
    proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3000;
  }

  location = /old {
    return 301 https://app.example.com/new;
  }

  add_header X-Frame-Options DENY;
}

Converted Draft + Notes

<VirtualHost *:443>
  ServerName app.example.com
  ServerAlias www.example.com
  DocumentRoot "/var/www/app/public"
  DirectoryIndex index.html index.htm
  ProxyPass /api/ http://127.0.0.1:3000
  ProxyPassReverse /api/ http://127.0.0.1:3000
  Redirect 301 /old https://app.example.com/new
  Header set X-Frame-Options DENY
</VirtualHost>

# Manual Review Notes
- SSL listen options were detected; verify TLS directives manually.

# Unmapped Directives
- None

Converted

Unmapped

Warnings

Related HTTP References

Regex Examples

What This Tool Does

Translate common web-server directives between NGINX and Apache, then review flagged gaps before deployment.

This page is designed for practical development workflows where speed matters. You can paste sample input, review output immediately, and copy results into your code, tests, API requests, or documentation without context switching to desktop apps. Keeping this workflow in-browser makes it easier to verify assumptions quickly during debugging, feature development, and release validation.

NGINX ↔ Apache Config Converter also links to nearby references and examples so you can move from raw transformation to implementation decisions. That includes related HTTP behaviors, regex patterns, and sibling utilities that commonly appear in the same task chain. The goal is not only output generation, but also reducing troubleshooting time when integration details fail at the boundaries between services.

Common Use Cases

Draft migration configs when moving from Apache to NGINX.
Generate Apache equivalents of simple NGINX server blocks.
Compare and document routing/proxy behavior across server stacks.

Common Pitfalls

This is a best-effort converter, not guaranteed semantic parity.
Complex rewrite/module behavior often needs manual adjustments.

FAQ

Is the output production-ready?
Treat it as a draft and validate with staging tests.
Will unsupported directives be visible?
Yes, unmapped lines are listed explicitly for manual review.
Does this tool send data to a backend?
Most tools process input client-side in your browser unless explicitly noted.

Implementation Notes

Treat output from this page as a fast first pass, then validate against production constraints. In real systems, failures usually come from schema mismatches, environment-specific parsing behavior, timezone or encoding assumptions, and auth policy differences across environments. For safer rollouts, capture known-good inputs and outputs from this tool and store them as regression fixtures in your repository.

When sharing outputs with teammates, include endpoint context, expected response behavior, and any relevant headers or flags so results remain reproducible. If this utility is part of a repeated workflow, pair it with nearby tools and reference pages linked below to build a consistent debug path that can be reused during incidents and handoffs.

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