## nginx-serving-static-files-directory


`/usr/local/etc/nginx.conf` or `/etc/nginx/nginx.conf`

Below config would serve `/somewhere` directory files


```
.....
location / {
            autoindex on;
            alias /somewhere;
            # root /somewhere;
             
}
.....
```

### add basic auth 

#### generate basic auth file 

`htpasswd -bdc basic-auth-file admin 12345`

`cat basic-auth-file`


#### nginx config

```
location / {
            auth_basic            "Restricted Area for Private Use Only";
            auth_basic_user_file  /basic-auth-file;
            autoindex on;
            root /somewhere;
        }
```

### daemon off for debugging

add below to top of `nginx.conf`

```
daemon off;
error_log /dev/stdout info;
```

now run `nginx` would run without daemon

from:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/23328458/6414615
https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/web-server/serving-static-content/
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9454150/nginx-password-protected-dir-with-autoindex-feature
https://www.jianshu.com/p/1c0691c9ad3c