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# Nginx configuration

This page covers example Nginx configurations to use with running a Nextcloud server. This page is community-maintained. (Thank you, contributors!)

- You need to insert the following code into your Nginx configuration file.
- Adjust server_name, root, ssl_certificate and ssl_certificate_key to suit your needs.
- Make sure your SSL certificates are readable by the server (see nginx HTTP SSL Module documentation).
- `add_header` statements are only taken from the current level and are not cascaded from or to a different level. All necessary `add_header` statements must be defined in each level needed. For better readability it is possible to move common add header statements into a separate file and include that file wherever necessary. However, each `add_header` statement must be written in a single line to prevent connection problems with sync clients.
- Be careful about line breaks if you copy the examples, as long lines may be broken for page formatting.
- Some environments might need a `cgi.fix_pathinfo` set to `1` in their `php.ini`.

Thanks to @josh4trunks for providing / creating these configuration examples.

## Nextcloud in the webroot of nginx

The following configuration should be used when Nextcloud is placed in the webroot of your nginx installation. In this example it is `/var/www/nextcloud` and it is accessed via `http(s)://cloud.example.com`

    upstream php-handler {
        server 127.0.0.1:9000;
        #server unix:/var/run/php/php7.0-fpm.sock;
    }

    server {
        listen 80;
        listen [::]:80;
        server_name cloud.example.com;
        # enforce https
        return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
    }

    server {
        listen 443 ssl http2;
        listen [::]:443 ssl http2;
        server_name cloud.example.com;

        # Use Mozilla's guidelines for SSL/TLS settings
        # https://mozilla.github.io/server-side-tls/ssl-config-generator/
        # NOTE: some settings below might be redundant
        ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/nginx/cloud.example.com.crt;
        ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/nginx/cloud.example.com.key;

        # Add headers to serve security related headers
        # Before enabling Strict-Transport-Security headers please read into this
        # topic first.
        # add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=15768000; includeSubDomains; preload;";
        #
        # WARNING: Only add the preload option once you read about
        # the consequences in https://hstspreload.org/. This option
        # will add the domain to a hardcoded list that is shipped
        # in all major browsers and getting removed from this list
        # could take several months.
        add_header X-Content-Type-Options nosniff;
        add_header X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block";
        add_header X-Robots-Tag none;
        add_header X-Download-Options noopen;
        add_header X-Permitted-Cross-Domain-Policies none;
        add_header Referrer-Policy no-referrer;

        # Remove X-Powered-By, which is an information leak
        fastcgi_hide_header X-Powered-By;

        # Path to the root of your installation
        root /var/www/nextcloud/;

        location = /robots.txt {
            allow all;
            log_not_found off;
            access_log off;
        }

        # The following 2 rules are only needed for the user_webfinger app.
        # Uncomment it if you're planning to use this app.
        #rewrite ^/.well-known/host-meta /public.php?service=host-meta last;
        #rewrite ^/.well-known/host-meta.json /public.php?service=host-meta-json last;

        # The following rule is only needed for the Social app.
        # Uncomment it if you're planning to use this app.
        # rewrite ^/.well-known/webfinger /public.php?service=webfinger last;

        location = /.well-known/carddav {
          return 301 $scheme://$host/remote.php/dav;
        }
        location = /.well-known/caldav {
          return 301 $scheme://$host/remote.php/dav;
        }

        # set max upload size
        client_max_body_size 512M;
        fastcgi_buffers 64 4K;

        # Enable gzip but do not remove ETag headers
        gzip on;
        gzip_vary on;
        gzip_comp_level 4;
        gzip_min_length 256;
        gzip_proxied expired no-cache no-store private no_last_modified no_etag auth;
        gzip_types application/atom+xml application/javascript application/json application/ld+json application/manifest+json application/rss+xml application/vnd.geo+json application/vnd.ms-fontobject application/x-font-ttf application/x-web-app-manifest+json application/xhtml+xml application/xml font/opentype image/bmp image/svg+xml image/x-icon text/cache-manifest text/css text/plain text/vcard text/vnd.rim.location.xloc text/vtt text/x-component text/x-cross-domain-policy;

        # Uncomment if your server is build with the ngx_pagespeed module
        # This module is currently not supported.
        #pagespeed off;

        location / {
            rewrite ^ /index.php$request_uri;
        }

        location ~ ^\/(?:build|tests|config|lib|3rdparty|templates|data)\/ {
            deny all;
        }
        location ~ ^\/(?:\.|autotest|occ|issue|indie|db_|console) {
            deny all;
        }

        location ~ ^\/(?:index|remote|public|cron|core\/ajax\/update|status|ocs\/v[12]|updater\/.+|ocs-provider\/.+|ocm-provider\/.+)\.php(?:$|\/) {
            fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+?\.php)(\/.*|)$;
            include fastcgi_params;
            fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
            fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;
            fastcgi_param HTTPS on;
            #Avoid sending the security headers twice
            fastcgi_param modHeadersAvailable true;
            fastcgi_param front_controller_active true;
            fastcgi_pass php-handler;
            fastcgi_intercept_errors on;
            fastcgi_request_buffering off;
        }

        location ~ ^\/(?:updater|ocs-provider|ocm-provider)(?:$|\/) {
            try_files $uri/ =404;
            index index.php;
        }

        # Adding the cache control header for js and css files
        # Make sure it is BELOW the PHP block
        location ~ \.(?:css|js|woff2?|svg|gif)$ {
            try_files $uri /index.php$request_uri;
            add_header Cache-Control "public, max-age=15778463";
            # Add headers to serve security related headers (It is intended to
            # have those duplicated to the ones above)
            # Before enabling Strict-Transport-Security headers please read into
            # this topic first.
            # add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=15768000; includeSubDomains; preload;";
            #
            # WARNING: Only add the preload option once you read about
            # the consequences in https://hstspreload.org/. This option
            # will add the domain to a hardcoded list that is shipped
            # in all major browsers and getting removed from this list
            # could take several months.
            add_header X-Content-Type-Options nosniff;
            add_header X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block";
            add_header X-Robots-Tag none;
            add_header X-Download-Options noopen;
            add_header X-Permitted-Cross-Domain-Policies none;
            add_header Referrer-Policy no-referrer;

            # Optional: Don't log access to assets
            access_log off;
        }

        location ~ \.(?:png|html|ttf|ico|jpg|jpeg)$ {
            try_files $uri /index.php$request_uri;
            # Optional: Don't log access to other assets
            access_log off;
        }
    }

## Nextcloud in a subdir of nginx

The following config should be used when Nextcloud is placed within a subdir of your nginx installation.

    upstream php-handler {
        server 127.0.0.1:9000;
        #server unix:/var/run/php/php7.0-fpm.sock;
    }

    server {
        listen 80;
        listen [::]:80;
        server_name cloud.example.com;
        # enforce https
        return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
    }

    server {
        listen 443 ssl http2;
        listen [::]:443 ssl http2;
        server_name cloud.example.com;

        # Use Mozilla's guidelines for SSL/TLS settings
        # https://mozilla.github.io/server-side-tls/ssl-config-generator/
        # NOTE: some settings below might be redundant
        ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/nginx/cloud.example.com.crt;
        ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/nginx/cloud.example.com.key;

        # Add headers to serve security related headers
        # Before enabling Strict-Transport-Security headers please read into this
        # topic first.
        #add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=15768000; includeSubDomains; preload;";
        add_header X-Content-Type-Options nosniff;
        add_header X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block";
        add_header X-Robots-Tag none;
        add_header X-Download-Options noopen;
        add_header X-Permitted-Cross-Domain-Policies none;
        add_header Referrer-Policy no-referrer;

        # Remove X-Powered-By, which is an information leak
        fastcgi_hide_header X-Powered-By;

        # Path to the root of your installation
        root /var/www/;

        location = /robots.txt {
            allow all;
            log_not_found off;
            access_log off;
        }

        # The following 2 rules are only needed for the user_webfinger app.
        # Uncomment it if you're planning to use this app.
        # rewrite ^/.well-known/host-meta /nextcloud/public.php?service=host-meta
        # last;
        #rewrite ^/.well-known/host-meta.json
        # /nextcloud/public.php?service=host-meta-json last;

        # The following rule is only needed for the Social app.
        # Uncomment it if you're planning to use this app.
        # rewrite ^/.well-known/webfinger /nextcloud/public.php?service=webfinger last;

        location = /.well-known/carddav {
          return 301 $scheme://$host/nextcloud/remote.php/dav;
        }
        location = /.well-known/caldav {
          return 301 $scheme://$host/nextcloud/remote.php/dav;
        }

        location /.well-known/acme-challenge { }

        location ^~ /nextcloud {

            # set max upload size
            client_max_body_size 512M;
            fastcgi_buffers 64 4K;

            # Enable gzip but do not remove ETag headers
            gzip on;
            gzip_vary on;
            gzip_comp_level 4;
            gzip_min_length 256;
            gzip_proxied expired no-cache no-store private no_last_modified no_etag auth;
            gzip_types application/atom+xml application/javascript application/json application/ld+json application/manifest+json application/rss+xml application/vnd.geo+json application/vnd.ms-fontobject application/x-font-ttf application/x-web-app-manifest+json application/xhtml+xml application/xml font/opentype image/bmp image/svg+xml image/x-icon text/cache-manifest text/css text/plain text/vcard text/vnd.rim.location.xloc text/vtt text/x-component text/x-cross-domain-policy;

            # Uncomment if your server is build with the ngx_pagespeed module
            # This module is currently not supported.
            #pagespeed off;

            location /nextcloud {
                rewrite ^ /nextcloud/index.php$request_uri;
            }

            location ~ ^\/nextcloud\/(?:build|tests|config|lib|3rdparty|templates|data)\/ {
                deny all;
            }
            location ~ ^\/nextcloud\/(?:\.|autotest|occ|issue|indie|db_|console) {
                deny all;
            }

            location ~ ^\/nextcloud\/(?:index|remote|public|cron|core\/ajax\/update|status|ocs\/v[12]|updater\/.+|ocs-provider\/.+|ocm-provider\/.+)\.php(?:$|\/) {
                fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+?\.php)(\/.*|)$;
                include fastcgi_params;
                fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
                fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;
                fastcgi_param HTTPS on;
                #Avoid sending the security headers twice
                fastcgi_param modHeadersAvailable true;
                fastcgi_param front_controller_active true;
                fastcgi_pass php-handler;
                fastcgi_intercept_errors on;
                fastcgi_request_buffering off;
            }

            location ~ ^\/nextcloud\/(?:updater|ocs-provider|ocm-provider)(?:$|\/) {
                try_files $uri/ =404;
                index index.php;
            }

            # Adding the cache control header for js and css files
            # Make sure it is BELOW the PHP block
            location ~ ^\/nextcloud\/.+[^\/]\.(?:css|js|woff2?|svg|gif)$ {
                try_files $uri /nextcloud/index.php$request_uri;
                add_header Cache-Control "public, max-age=15778463";
                # Add headers to serve security related headers  (It is intended
                # to have those duplicated to the ones above)
                # Before enabling Strict-Transport-Security headers please read
                # into this topic first.
                # add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=15768000; includeSubDomains; preload;";
                add_header X-Content-Type-Options nosniff;
                add_header X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block";
                add_header X-Robots-Tag none;
                add_header X-Download-Options noopen;
                add_header X-Permitted-Cross-Domain-Policies none;
                add_header Referrer-Policy no-referrer;

                # Optional: Don't log access to assets
                access_log off;
            }

            location ~ ^\/nextcloud\/.+[^\/]\.(?:png|html|ttf|ico|jpg|jpeg)$ {
                try_files $uri /nextcloud/index.php$request_uri;
                # Optional: Don't log access to other assets
                access_log off;
            }
        }
    }

## Tips and tricks

### Suppressing log messages

If you’re seeing meaningless messages in your logfile, for example `client denied by server configuration: /var/www/data/htaccesstest.txt`, add this section to your nginx configuration to suppress them:

    location = /data/htaccesstest.txt {
      allow all;
      log_not_found off;
      access_log off;
    }

### JavaScript (.js) or CSS (.css) files not served properly

A common issue with custom nginx configs is that JavaScript (.js) or CSS (.css) files are not served properly leading to a 404 (File not found) error on those files and a broken webinterface.

This could be caused by the:

    location ~* \.(?:css|js)$ {

block shown above not located below the:

    location ~ \.php(?:$|\/) {

block. Other custom configurations like caching JavaScript (.js) or CSS (.css) files via gzip could also cause such issues.

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