Nginx as a file server

FTP, SMB, SSH, HTTP... The list goes on.

There are many ways to serve files. Here is a quick note of how I edited the
default raspbian nginx conf files to enable a simple directory with browsing to
be served from a raspberry pi

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1. Install nginx-light

        sudo apt-get install nginx-light -y

2. Make sure group `other` has x permissions all the way up the tree to where
   content will be served from. *Security warning* I recommend only doing this
   on an internally facing pi.

        sudo chmod o+x /media /media/JesseHD /media/JesseHD/Movies

3. Edit `/etc/nginx/sites-available/default, uncomment the last server section

        server {
                listen 80;
                listen [::]:80;

                server_name 192.168.178.88;

                root /media/JesseHD/Movies;
                autoindex on;

        }

4. Restart nginx

        sudo systemctl restart nginx

Tags: raspberry-pi, nginx