Nginx - browser downloads cgi file instead of executing it

Question

I installed monitorix from AUR and am running it with nginx.
The initial page loads fine, but then when I select any report (Daily, Weekly etc) and click OK, I get a download window for monitorix.cgi file.
Monitorix server block:
server {
listen 80;
#listen [2001:db8:ffff:1::10]:80;
server_name monitorix;
root /usr/share/webapps/monitorix;
error_log /usr/share/webapps/monitorix/logs/error.log;
access_log /usr/share/webapps/monitorix/logs/access.log;
log_not_found off;
location /cgi-bin/ {
gzip off;
root /usr/share/webapps/monitorix;
include /etc/nginx/fastcgi_params;
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/fcgiwrap.sock;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
monitorix.conf
# Monitorix - configuration file
# See monitorix.conf(5) manpage for a detailed description of each option.
title = Place a title here
hostname = nanoBox
theme_color = black
refresh_rate = 150
iface_mode = graph
enable_zoom = y
netstats_in_bps = n
disable_javascript_void = n
temperature_scale = c
show_gaps = n
global_zoom = 1
max_historic_years = 1
accept_selfsigned_certs = y
include_dir = /etc/monitorix/conf.d
base_dir = /srv/http/monitorix/
base_lib = /var/lib/monitorix/
#base_url = /
base_url = /
base_cgi = /cgi
<httpd_builtin>
enabled = n
host =
port = 8080
user = nobody
group = nobody
log_file = /var/log/monitorix-httpd
hosts_deny =
hosts_allow =
<auth>
enabled = n
msg = Monitorix: Restricted access
htpasswd = /var/lib/monitorix/htpasswd
</auth>
</httpd_builtin>
Monitorix log:
Fri Feb 27 00:07:14 2015 - Starting Monitorix version 3.6.0 (pid 29746).
Fri Feb 27 00:07:14 2015 - Loaded main configuration file '/etc/monitorix/monitorix.conf'.
Fri Feb 27 00:07:15 2015 - Initializing graphs.
Fri Feb 27 00:07:15 2015 - Creating '/var/lib/monitorix/system.rrd' file.
Fri Feb 27 00:07:15 2015 - Creating '/var/lib/monitorix/kern.rrd' file.
Fri Feb 27 00:07:15 2015 - Creating '/var/lib/monitorix/proc.rrd' file.
Fri Feb 27 00:07:15 2015 - Creating '/var/lib/monitorix/fs.rrd' file.
Fri Feb 27 00:07:15 2015 - Creating '/var/lib/monitorix/net.rrd' file.
Fri Feb 27 00:07:15 2015 - Creating '/var/lib/monitorix/netstat.rrd' file.
Fri Feb 27 00:07:15 2015 - Creating '/var/lib/monitorix/serv.rrd' file.
Fri Feb 27 00:07:15 2015 - Creating '/var/lib/monitorix/port.rrd' file.
Fri Feb 27 00:07:16 2015 - Creating '/var/lib/monitorix/user.rrd' file.
Fri Feb 27 00:07:16 2015 - Creating '/var/lib/monitorix/int.rrd' file.
Fri Feb 27 00:07:16 2015 - Generating the 'index.html' file.
Fri Feb 27 00:07:16 2015 - Ok, ready.
Fri Feb 27 00:13:29 2015 - SIGTERM caught.
Fri Feb 27 00:13:29 2015 - Exiting.
Sat Feb 28 09:33:30 2015 - Starting Monitorix version 3.6.0 (pid 25563).
Sat Feb 28 09:33:30 2015 - Loaded main configuration file '/etc/monitorix/monitorix.conf'.
Sat Feb 28 09:33:30 2015 - Initializing graphs.
Sat Feb 28 09:33:31 2015 - Generating the 'index.html' file.
Sat Feb 28 09:33:31 2015 - Ok, ready.
Sat Feb 28 09:49:00 2015 - SIGTERM caught.
Sat Feb 28 09:49:00 2015 - Exiting.
Sat Feb 28 09:49:00 2015 - Starting Monitorix version 3.6.0 (pid 30026).
Sat Feb 28 09:49:00 2015 - Loaded main configuration file '/etc/monitorix/monitorix.conf'.
Sat Feb 28 09:49:00 2015 - Initializing graphs.
Sat Feb 28 09:49:01 2015 - Generating the 'index.html' file.
Sat Feb 28 09:49:01 2015 - Ok, ready.
Sat Feb 28 09:50:36 2015 - SIGTERM caught.
Sat Feb 28 09:50:37 2015 - Exiting.
Sat Feb 28 09:50:37 2015 - Starting Monitorix version 3.6.0 (pid 30498).
Sat Feb 28 09:50:37 2015 - Loaded main configuration file '/etc/monitorix/monitorix.conf'.
Sat Feb 28 09:50:37 2015 - Initializing graphs.
Sat Feb 28 09:50:37 2015 - Generating the 'index.html' file.
Sat Feb 28 09:50:37 2015 - Ok, ready.
Last edited by Lockheed (2015-02-28 09:09:24)

Answer 1

Yes, fcgiwrap is running. Here's its config:
GNU nano 2.2.6 File: /usr/lib/systemd/system/fcgiwrap.socket
[Unit]
Description=fcgiwrap Socket
[Socket]
ListenStream=/run/fcgiwrap.sock
[Install]
WantedBy=sockets.target
I don't think fcgiwraps has logs on my system.
Also, I have no way to know the exact URL I'm redirected to because the OK I click is a button (so no RMB/copy destination link possibiloity), and once I click, the download box shows up which only lists http://monitorix
EDIT:
I modified my monitorix server block:
GNU nano 2.2.6 File: /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/monitorix
server {
listen 80;
#listen [2001:db8:ffff:1::10]:80;
server_name monitorix;
root /usr/share/webapps/monitorix;
error_log /usr/share/webapps/monitorix/logs/error.log;
access_log /usr/share/webapps/monitorix/logs/access.log;
log_not_found off;
location /cgi-bin/ {
gzip off;
root /usr/share/webapps/monitorix;
include /etc/nginx/fastcgi_params;
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/fcgiwrap.sock;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
location ~ \.cgi$ {
root /usr/share/webapps/monitorix/cgi;
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/fcgiwrap.sock;
include fastcgi.conf;
Now, when I click on OK, I get
403 Forbidden
and this is not form nginx, because there is no nginx signature underneath the error.
Last edited by Lockheed (2015-02-28 11:45:42)