systemctl stop nginx

systemctl stop nginx
(no output)

journalctl -f -u nginx
Apr 13 13:19:47 SERVER_NAME systemd[1]: Stopping A high performance web server and a reverse proxy server...
Apr 13 13:19:47 SERVER_NAME systemd[1]: Stopped A high performance web server and a reverse proxy server.

Related

systemctl stop nginx && certbot renew && systemctl start nginx

See also

• Web server: Nginx: /etc/nginx/nginx.conf, nginx -t, Nginx logs, Nginx change log, PHP, php-fpm, Let's encrypt, Nginx directives, Reverse Proxy, Configure HTTP redirection Nginx, Return, proxy_pass (Reverse proxy), ngx_http_rewrite_module, /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/, error.log, access.log, /nginx status, AIO