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Nimbostratusgetting compiling error when enabling Nginx App_potect
i m trying to install NGinx plus with App_ptotect but when trying to enable app_protect module after installing it i get the following error
nginx: [emerg] APP_PROTECT config_set_id 1752649466-871-149162 not found within 45 seconds
nginx: [emerg] APP_PROTECT fstat() "/opt/app_protect/config/compile_error_msg.json" failed (2: No such file or directory)
and i can not start the nginx service, any idea about the issue?
2 Replies
VGF5Cumulonimbus
Hi yasserMalah
App Protect wasn’t installed properly.
Check if it’s installed: rpm -qa | grep app-protect
If it’s not installed, reinstall.
Follow the troubleshooting steps below.
NGINX App Protect WAF Troubleshooting Guide
yasserMalahHi
thanks for your reply but i am sure it is installed here is the output query for the isntalled packages
apt list --installed | grep -E 'nginx-plus|app-protect'
WARNING: apt does not have a stable CLI interface. Use with caution in scripts.
app-protect-attack-signatures/stable,now 2025.07.10-1~focal amd64 [installed]
app-protect-bot-signatures/stable,now 2025.07.09-1~focal amd64 [installed,automatic]
app-protect-common/now 11.336.0-1~focal amd64 [installed,local]
app-protect-compiler/now 11.336.0-1~focal amd64 [installed,local]
app-protect-geoip/stable,now 2023.10.30-1~focal amd64 [installed,auto-removable]
app-protect-graphql/now 0.7.0-1~focal amd64 [installed,local]
app-protect-module-plus/stable,now 34+5.342.0-1~focal amd64 [installed]
app-protect-plugin/stable,now 6.12.0-1~focal amd64 [installed]
app-protect-threat-campaigns/stable,now 2025.07.13-1~focal amd64 [installed,automatic]
nginx-plus-module-appprotect/stable,now 34+5.342.0-1~focal amd64 [installed,automatic]
nginx-plus/stable,now 34-2~focal amd64 [installed]
