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Sites > Site > Web Server > Nginx

Here you can change settings for the Nginx web server for the selected site. These settings are security related! More information about configuring your Nginx server can be found in the Nginx documentation.

Notes

  • You cannot make changes to the Nginx settings unless the site is set to Nginx (“General” tab).
  • Please pay attention to the exact spelling of all information. Due to errors in the set options, Nginx may not start.

MAMP PRO - Sites - Site - Web Server - Nginx

  • Directory index
    Specify which file Nginx should serve if no filename is given in an address. The default is either index.html or index.php.

    • AutoIndex
      Enables or disables directory browsing. If there is no index.html, index.php, etc. in the document root, the content of the folder will be displayed if this option is enabled. Without this option, nothing will be displayed or an error message will appear.

  • Location/

    • try_files
      Checks for the existence of files in the specified order and uses the first file found to process the request.
      (See the Nginx documentation for more information).

    • Custom
      These directives go directly into the nginx.conf file.

  • Access Limits
    (See the Nginx documentation for more information.)

    • allow
      Allows access for the specified network or address. If the special value unix: is specified (1.5.1), allows access for all sockets in the UNIX domain.

    • deny Denies access to the specified network or address. If the unix: (1.5.1) special value is specified, denies access for all UNIX domain sockets.

  • Directive <server>

    • Custom
      Add additional parameters to the <server> directive here.

nginx.conf file

You cannot edit your nginx.conf file directly in MAMP PRO. You need to make custom configurations through your nginx.conf template file. More information on how to configure your nginx template file can be found in our Menu > File section.