Nginx: Rewrite sub-directory to different directory

Question

Currently I have a directory that is down a bit in the codebase, I need to move it to a url that I use on the old server that uses Apache.

In Apache I have:

RewriteRule ^ait/(.*) system/ait/$1 [L,QSA]

I'm trying to write it in Nginx but can't seem to figure it out, I've tried the below.

location /ait/ {
    rewrite ^ait/(.*)$ /system/ait/ last;
}

And:

location /ait/(.*) {
    rewrite ^/system/ait/$1?$args permanent;
}

Any help greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

Found the answer after much testing.

location /ait {
    rewrite ^/ait/(.*) /system/ait/$1 break;
}

Answer 2

You don’t need rewrite. Use root:

location /ait/ {
    root /path/to/system/;
}