They are totally different. In the first proxy_pass statement you have included a URI parameter with a value of /. In the second you haven’t. When you give proxy_pass a URI parameter (within a prefix location), it transforms the requested URI similarly to the alias function, whereby the value of the location directive is substituted … Read more
Make one server block a default server and give the other server block the one true server_name. server { listen 80 default_server; listen 443 ssl default_server; ssl_certificate …; ssl_certificate_key …; return 301 https://www.example.com$request_uri; } server { listen 443 ssl; server_name www.example.com; ssl_certificate …; ssl_certificate_key …; … } The default server for https requires a valid … Read more
There is a very important difference between the root and the alias directives. This difference exists in the way the path specified in the root or the alias is processed. root the location part is appended to root part final path = root + location alias the location part is replaced by the alias part … Read more