Location Blocks and Pattern Matching
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- Authors
- Name
- Vijaykumar Rajendran
- @vijayrajendran_
Table of Contents
Location Blocks and Pattern Matching
Basic Location
location / {
root /var/www;
}
Location Modifiers
| Modifier | Match Type | Priority |
|---|---|---|
= | Exact match | 1 (Highest) |
^~ | Prefix | 2 |
~ | Regex (case-sensitive) | 3 |
~* | Regex (case-insensitive) | 4 |
| (none) | Prefix (default) | 5 (Lowest) |
Practical Examples
# Exact match - only /api
location = /api {
return 200 "API endpoint";
}
# Regex - PHP files
location ~ \.php$ {
fastcgi_pass php:9000;
}
# Images - case insensitive
location ~* \.(jpg|png|gif|svg)$ {
expires 30d;
add_header Cache-Control "public, immutable";
}
# Prefix - /static paths
location /static {
expires 1y;
}
# Catch-all
location / {
try_files $uri =404;
}
Master URL routing!