Configure Nginx

Redirect Rules

FlashPanel allows you to configure redirects that can be configured to automatically redirect visitors from one page to another. These redirection rules can be created via the 'New Rewrite Rule' tab in the website's nginx configuration management interface.

Create a redirect rule

Redirects are wrappers around Nginx's rewrite rules and can use the full redirect syntax supported by Nginx, including regular expressions. For example, you can use = / to match only the root of the domain.

Steps to create Redirect Rule:

1. At the Nginx Configuration tab > Select New Rewrite Rule

2. Enter information about the redirect rule

   • Memo: A reminder name for the rule
   • Type: Temporary redirect | Permanent redirect | last. last

3. Select New Rewrite Rule

⚠ INFO: Update Nginx Config.
After adding, deleting, or editing Nginx Config, you need to click the "Update Nginx Configuration" button for the changes to take effect.

Fix redirection rules

You can edit Redirect Rules through the Nginx Configuration tab on your website management dashboard under FlashPanel. Steps to edit redirect rules:

1. At the Nginx Configuration tab > Select the Server tab
2. Navigate to the navigation rule you want to edit > select pen icon

*Note: Only edit redirection rules and Memo (Memory name) 3. Select Edit Nginx Configuration

⚠ INFO: Update Nginx Config.
After adding, deleting, or editing Nginx Config, you need to click the "Update Nginx Configuration" button for the changes to take effect.

Temporary redirect and Permanent redirect

FlashPanel supports 2 types of redirects:

• Permanent Redirect (HTTP Status Code 301)
• Temporary Redirect (HTTP Status Code 302)

While both types of redirects are typically invisible to users, browsers handle them differently, and it's important to know the difference.

Temporary redirect

When the browser encounters a temporary redirect, it takes you to the destination and forgets that it was redirected from the original page. If you change the destination page and then visit the original page again, the browser will see the new redirect location and take you there.

Permanent redirect

With a permanent redirect, the browser will remember that it has been redirected away from the original page. To save making another network request, the next time the browser visits the original page, it will see that it has been redirected and immediately visit that page instead.

While you can change the redirect destination permanently, you'll need to clear your browser's cache before accessing the original page again. Changing the redirect permanently is considered bad practice, so be careful when doing so.

Last redirect

The last redirect will either stop looking for rewrites at the current location or intercept and use the changed URI (e.g. rewritten URI) and search the new location for any matching rewrites.

Security Rules

INFO

FlashPanel can configure password protection on your sites using [basic access authentication](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki /Basic_access_authentication). You can choose to protect your entire website or a specific link.

Create security rules

You can create new Security Rules through the Nginx Configuration tab on your website management console under FlashPanel. You must provide the security rule name that some browsers display in their authentication prompts, as well as at least one set of authentication information. If you need to add more logins, you can click the + button to add a new username and password combination.

Steps to create security rules:

1. At the Nginx Configuration tab > Select New Security Rule
2. Enter information about the redirect rule

• Memo: A reminder name for the rule
• Pair Username and Password: User authentication information and password will be required to enter when accessing the secure path

3. Select New Security Rule

⚠ INFO: Update Nginx Config.
After adding, deleting, or editing Nginx Config, you need to click the "Update Nginx Configuration" button for the changes to take effect.

Edit security rules

You can edit Security Rules through the Nginx Configuration tab on your website management console under FlashPanel. Steps to edit security rules:

1. At the Nginx Configuration tab > Select the Server tab
2. Navigate to the security rule you want to edit > select pen icon

*Note: Only edit path that requires security and Memo (Memory name) 3. Select Edit Nginx Configuration

⚠ INFO: Update Nginx Config.
After adding, deleting, or editing Nginx Config, you need to click the "Update Nginx Configuration" button for the changes to take effect.

Credentials

FlashPanel creates a unique .htpasswd file for each security rule, meaning each secured path can have its own set of credentials. This also means that you will need to re-enter the same login information when securing multiple paths. If you need to modify authentication information, you can follow the Edit security rules instructions.

Manage Nginx Configuration

The nginx configuration management interface FlashPanel supports functions that allow you to easily manage nginx configuration files.

⚠ INFO: Update Nginx Config.
After adding, deleting, or editing Nginx Config, you need to click the "Update Nginx Configuration" button for the changes to take effect.

Preview Nginx configuration

FlashPanel allows viewing the content of the Nginx configuration file in the Nginx Configuration tab of your website management dashboard, selecting the eye icon.

Create nginx configuration block

FlashPanel helps you create nginx configuration blocks. Steps to create nginx configuration block:

1. At the Nginx Configuration tab > Select New Nginx Configuration
2. Fill in the configuration block information

• Memo: A memorable name for the block, this name will only be displayed on the system of FlashPanel and not saved to your VPS server
• Position: Location to save the configuration block in the configuration file for your website.
  • Server: The save location will be in the main server block (Block containing all configuration of your website) in the website configuration file
  • Before: The save location will be before the main server block
  • After: The save location will be after the main server block
• Configuration block content

3. Select New Nginx Configuration

⚠ INFO: Update Nginx Config.
After adding, deleting, or editing Nginx Config, you need to click the "Update Nginx Configuration" button for the changes to take effect.

Fix nginx configuration block

Steps to fix nginx configuration block:

1. At the Nginx Configuration tab > Select the tab location (Before | Server | After) where the configuration block was previously saved
2. Navigate to the nginx configuration block you want to edit > select pen icon

WARNING

If the block to be edited is Security Block then refer to Edit security rules or Redirect Block refer to [Edit redirection rules] ](#sua-gui-tac-chuyen-huong)

3. Fill in the information you want to edit

• Memo: A memorable name for the block, this name will only be displayed on the system of FlashPanel and not saved to your VPS server
• Position: Location to save the configuration block in the configuration file for your website.
  • Server: The save location will be in the main server block (Block containing all configuration of your website) in the website configuration file
  • Before: The save location will be before the main server block
  • After: The save location will be after the main server block
• Configuration block content

4. Once edited, Select Edit Nginx Configuration

⚠ INFO: Update Nginx Config.
After adding, deleting, or editing Nginx Config, you need to click the "Update Nginx Configuration" button for the changes to take effect.

Update Nginx Configuration

After adding, deleting, or editing Nginx Config, you need to click the "Update Nginx Configuration" button for the changes to take effect. At the Nginx configuration management interface > Select Update Nginx Configuration