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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
+<!--
+  Copyright (C) Nginx, Inc.
+  -->
+
+<!DOCTYPE module SYSTEM "../../../../dtd/module.dtd">
+
+<module name="Module ngx_http_status_module"
+        link="/en/docs/http/ngx_http_status_module.html"
+        lang="en"
+        rev="1">
+
+<section id="summary">
+
+<para>
+The module <literal>ngx_http_status_module</literal> provides
+access to various status information.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+<note>
+This module is available as part of our <commercial_version/> only.
+</note>
+</para>
+
+</section>
+
+
+<section id="example" name="Example Configuration">
+
+<para>
+<example>
+location = /status {
+    status;
+}
+</example>
+</para>
+
+<para>
+The simple monitoring page is shipped with this distribution,
+accessible as “<literal>/status.html</literal>” in the default configuration.
+It requires the location “<literal>/status</literal>” to be configured
+as shown above.
+</para>
+
+</section>
+
+
+<section id="directives" name="Directives">
+
+<directive name="status">
+<syntax/>
+<default/>
+<context>location</context>
+
+<para>
+The status information will be accessible from the surrounding location.
+</para>
+
+</directive>
+
+
+<directive name="status_format">
+<syntax><literal>json</literal></syntax>
+<syntax><literal>jsonp</literal> [<value>callback</value>]</syntax>
+<default>json</default>
+<context>http</context>
+<context>server</context>
+<context>location</context>
+
+<para>
+By default, status information is output in the JSON format.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+Alternatively, data may be output as JSONP.
+The <value>callback</value> parameter specifies the name of a callback function.
+The value can contain variables.
+If parameter is omitted, or the computed value is an empty string,
+then “<literal>ngx_status_jsonp_callback</literal>” is used.
+</para>
+
+</directive>
+
+</section>
+
+
+<section id="data" name="Data">
+
+<para>
+The following status information is provided:
+<list type="tag">
+
+<tag-name><literal>version</literal></tag-name>
+<tag-desc>
+Version of the provided data set.
+The current version is 1.
+</tag-desc>
+
+<tag-name><literal>nginx_version</literal></tag-name>
+<tag-desc>
+Version of nginx.
+</tag-desc>
+
+<tag-name><literal>address</literal></tag-name>
+<tag-desc>
+An address of the server that accepted status request.
+</tag-desc>
+
+<tag-name><literal>timestamp</literal></tag-name>
+<tag-desc>
+Current time in milliseconds since Epoch.
+</tag-desc>
+
+<tag-name><literal>connections</literal></tag-name>
+<tag-desc>
+<list type="tag">
+
+<tag-name><literal>accepted</literal></tag-name>
+<tag-desc>
+The total number of accepted client connections.
+</tag-desc>
+
+<tag-name><literal>dropped</literal></tag-name>
+<tag-desc>
+The total number of dropped client connections.
+</tag-desc>
+
+<tag-name><literal>active</literal></tag-name>
+<tag-desc>
+The current number of active client connections.
+</tag-desc>
+
+<tag-name><literal>idle</literal></tag-name>
+<tag-desc>
+The current number of idle client connections.
+</tag-desc>
+
+</list>
+</tag-desc>
+
+<tag-name><literal>requests</literal></tag-name>
+<tag-desc>
+<list type="tag">
+
+<tag-name><literal>total</literal></tag-name>
+<tag-desc>
+The total number of client requests.
+</tag-desc>
+
+<tag-name><literal>current</literal></tag-name>
+<tag-desc>
+The current number of client requests.
+</tag-desc>
+
+</list>
+</tag-desc>
+
+<tag-name><literal>upstreams</literal></tag-name>
+<tag-desc>
+For each
+<link doc="ngx_http_upstream_module.xml" id="server"/>
+in the
+<link doc="ngx_http_upstream_module.xml" id="zone">dynamically
+configurable</link>
+<link doc="ngx_http_upstream_module.xml" id="upstream">group</link>,
+the following data are provided:
+<list type="tag">
+
+<tag-name><literal>server</literal></tag-name>
+<tag-desc>
+An address of the
+<link doc="ngx_http_upstream_module.xml" id="server"/>.
+</tag-desc>
+
+<tag-name><literal>weight</literal></tag-name>
+<tag-desc>
+Weight of the
+<link doc="ngx_http_upstream_module.xml" id="server"/>.
+</tag-desc>
+
+<tag-name><literal>state</literal></tag-name>
+<tag-desc>
+Current state, which may be one of
+“<literal>up</literal>”,
+“<literal>down</literal>”,
+“<literal>unavail</literal>”,
+or
+“<literal>unhealthy</literal>”.
+</tag-desc>
+
+<tag-name><literal>active</literal></tag-name>
+<tag-desc>
+The current number of active connections.
+</tag-desc>
+
+<tag-name><literal>keepalive</literal></tag-name>
+<tag-desc>
+The current number of
+idle <link doc="ngx_http_upstream_module.xml" id="keepalive"/> connections.
+</tag-desc>
+
+<tag-name><literal>requests</literal></tag-name>
+<tag-desc>
+The total number of
+client requests forwarded to this server.
+</tag-desc>
+
+<tag-name><literal>responses</literal></tag-name>
+<tag-desc>
+<list type="tag">
+
+<tag-name><literal>total</literal></tag-name>
+<tag-desc>
+The total number of
+responses obtained from this server.
+</tag-desc>
+
+<tag-name>
+<literal>1xx</literal>,
+<literal>2xx</literal>,
+<literal>3xx</literal>,
+<literal>4xx</literal>,
+<literal>5xx</literal>
+</tag-name>
+<tag-desc>
+The number of responses with status codes 1xx, 2xx, 3xx, 4xx, and 5xx.
+</tag-desc>
+
+</list>
+</tag-desc>
+
+<tag-name><literal>sent</literal></tag-name>
+<tag-desc>
+The total bytes sent to this server.
+</tag-desc>
+
+<tag-name><literal>received</literal></tag-name>
+<tag-desc>
+The total bytes received from this server.
+</tag-desc>
+
+<tag-name><literal>fails</literal></tag-name>
+<tag-desc>
+The total number of
+unsuccessful attempts to communicate with the server.
+</tag-desc>
+
+<tag-name><literal>unavail</literal></tag-name>
+<tag-desc>
+How many times
+the server became unavailable for client requests
+(state “<literal>unavail</literal>”)
+due to the number of unsuccessful attempts reaching
+the <literal>max_fails</literal> threshold.
+</tag-desc>
+
+<tag-name><literal>health_checks</literal></tag-name>
+<tag-desc>
+<list type="tag">
+
+<tag-name><literal>checks</literal></tag-name>
+<tag-desc>
+The total number of
+<link doc="ngx_http_upstream_module.xml" id="health_check">health check</link>
+requests made.
+</tag-desc>
+
+<tag-name><literal>fails</literal></tag-name>
+<tag-desc>
+The number of failed health checks.
+</tag-desc>
+
+<tag-name><literal>unhealthy</literal></tag-name>
+<tag-desc>
+How many times
+the server became unhealthy (state “<literal>unhealthy</literal>”).
+</tag-desc>
+
+<tag-name><literal>last_passed</literal></tag-name>
+<tag-desc>
+Boolean indicating
+if the last health check request was successful and passed
+<link doc="ngx_http_upstream_module.xml" id="match">tests</link>.
+</tag-desc>
+
+</list>
+</tag-desc>
+
+</list>
+</tag-desc>
+
+<tag-name><literal>downtime</literal></tag-name>
+<tag-desc>
+Total time
+the server was in the “<literal>unavail</literal>”
+and “<literal>unhealthy</literal>” states.
+</tag-desc>
+
+<tag-name><literal>downstart</literal></tag-name>
+<tag-desc>
+The time (in milliseconds since Epoch)
+when the server became
+“<literal>unavail</literal>”
+or “<literal>unhealthy</literal>”.
+</tag-desc>
+
+</list>
+</para>
+
+</section>
+
+</module>