Nginx Config Generator

# Generated by Zero Signup Tools / Nginx Config Generator
# Drop into /etc/nginx/conf.d/ or /etc/nginx/sites-available/ and
# enable it with: nginx -t && systemctl reload nginx

# HTTP server: redirect every request to HTTPS so nothing leaks in plaintext.
server {
    listen 80;
    listen [::]:80;
    server_name example.com;

    # Let's Encrypt HTTP-01 challenges keep working even mid-redirect.
    location /.well-known/acme-challenge/ {
        root /var/www/letsencrypt;
    }

    location / {
        return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
    }
}

# Primary server block.
server {
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    listen [::]:443 ssl http2;
    server_name example.com;

    # TLS. The full chain plus private key emitted by Let's Encrypt
    # (or any modern CA). Set permissions to 600 on the key file.
    ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/example.com/fullchain.pem;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/example.com/privkey.pem;

    # Modern TLS profile. TLS 1.2 + 1.3 only, no weak ciphers.
    ssl_protocols TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3;
    ssl_prefer_server_ciphers off;
    ssl_ciphers ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305;
    ssl_session_cache shared:SSL:10m;
    ssl_session_timeout 1d;
    ssl_session_tickets off;
    # OCSP stapling so clients can verify the cert without an extra round trip.
    ssl_stapling on;
    ssl_stapling_verify on;
    resolver 1.1.1.1 8.8.8.8 valid=300s;
    resolver_timeout 5s;

    root /var/www/example.com/dist;
    index index.html;

    # Hide the nginx version in error pages and the Server header.
    server_tokens off;

    # Cap upload size. Set to 0 for unlimited (not recommended).
    client_max_body_size 10m;

    # Gzip compression. Brotli is generally better but requires the
    # ngx_brotli module; uncomment the brotli lines if you have it.
    gzip on;
    gzip_vary on;
    gzip_comp_level 6;
    gzip_min_length 1024;
    gzip_proxied any;
    gzip_types
        text/plain
        text/css
        text/xml
        text/javascript
        application/javascript
        application/x-javascript
        application/json
        application/xml
        application/xml+rss
        application/rss+xml
        application/atom+xml
        application/wasm
        image/svg+xml
        font/ttf
        font/otf;
    # brotli on;
    # brotli_comp_level 5;
    # brotli_types text/plain text/css application/javascript application/json image/svg+xml;

    # Security headers. Tune for your site, especially if you embed cross-origin
    # content. always = also send the header on error responses (4xx, 5xx).
    add_header X-Content-Type-Options "nosniff" always;
    add_header X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN" always;
    add_header Referrer-Policy "strict-origin-when-cross-origin" always;
    add_header Permissions-Policy "geolocation=(), microphone=(), camera=()" always;
    add_header Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy "same-origin" always;
    # HSTS. Includes subdomains and preload. Remove preload if you have not
    # submitted to hstspreload.org. Max-age is two years.
    add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains; preload" always;

    # Access and error logs. Rotate via /etc/logrotate.d/nginx (default on
    # most distros).
    access_log /var/log/nginx/example.com.access.log;
    error_log  /var/log/nginx/example.com.error.log warn;

    # Deny access to dotfiles (.git, .env, .htaccess, etc.). Always.
    location ~ /\.(?!well-known) {
        deny all;
        access_log off;
        log_not_found off;
    }

    # Long cache for static assets that change filename on update
    # (hashed JS / CSS / font / image bundles).
    location ~* \.(?:css|js|woff2?|ttf|otf|eot|ico|png|jpe?g|gif|webp|avif|svg|mp4|webm|map)$ {
        add_header Cache-Control "public, max-age=31536000, immutable" always;
        access_log off;
        try_files $uri =404;
    }

    # Single-page app: serve files, fall back to /index.html so the router
    # can handle the route in the browser.
    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;
    }
}

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