Created
August 16, 2013 06:57
-
-
Save bcambel/6247835 to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Nginx maintenance redirect when a specific file exists
This file contains bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters.
Learn more about bidirectional Unicode characters
server { | |
listen 80; | |
server_name mysite.com; | |
root /var/www/mysite.com/; | |
location / { | |
if (-f $document_root/maintenance.html) { | |
return 503; | |
} | |
... # the rest of your config goes here | |
} | |
error_page 503 @maintenance; | |
location @maintenance { | |
rewrite ^(.*)$ /maintenance.html break; | |
} | |
} |
@fboutin-pmc because try_files
will serve the file with HTTP status code 200, and that's not nice for search engines and the likes.
Sign up for free
to join this conversation on GitHub.
Already have an account?
Sign in to comment
Why using
rewrite
where you could usetry_files /maintenance.html =404;
?Source: https://www.nginx.com/blog/creating-nginx-rewrite-rules/