nginx deny directory and files to be downloaded

Question

gurus. I have a problem and i dont know how to solve it. I am working with Git and Compass/SASS on some projects. Now i want to protect those directories. When i go only to the folder its all fine – i get what i expected a 403 forbidden.

location ~ /\.git {
        deny all;
}

But when i try use the full path to the config file from git the browser start to download it. Same scenario with compass. There is a config.rb file within the folder which also starts to download it. How can i prevent this behaviour?

How can i deny downloading specific files?

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 23 '13 at 22:14

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You can deny specific file types using

location ~* \.(git|rb|inc|ht)$ {
    deny all;
}

answered Oct 23 '13 at 22:14

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Will this prevent files being downloaded? – YeppThat'sMe Oct 24 '13 at 06:37
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How does this work if I am talking about a specific folder where these files are? – Ali Gajani Jan 30 '16 at 14:57
It worked for me! – Fernando Paladini Oct 16 '17 at 17:41

nginx deny directory and files to be downloaded

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