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Update default.conf.sample to deny dotfile access
nemchik Feb 8, 2026
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23 changes: 16 additions & 7 deletions root/defaults/nginx/site-confs/default.conf.sample
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## Version 2025/12/26 - Changelog: https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-baseimage-alpine-nginx/commits/3.23/root/defaults/nginx/site-confs/default.conf.sample
## Version 2026/05/05 - Changelog: https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-baseimage-alpine-nginx/commits/3.23/root/defaults/nginx/site-confs/default.conf.sample

server {
listen 80 default_server;
Expand All @@ -19,6 +19,18 @@ server {
root $root;
index index.html index.htm index.php;

# Allow access to the ".well-known" directory
location ^~ /.well-known {
allow all;
}

# deny access to all dotfiles
location ~ /\. {
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access_log off;
log_not_found off;
return 404;
}

location / {
# enable for basic auth
#auth_basic "Restricted";
Expand All @@ -33,14 +45,11 @@ server {
#auth_basic_user_file /config/nginx/.htpasswd;

fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(.*)$;
if (!-f $document_root$fastcgi_script_name) { return 404; }
if (!-f $document_root$fastcgi_script_name) {
return 404;
}
fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
fastcgi_index index.php;
include /etc/nginx/fastcgi_params;
}

# deny access to .htaccess/.htpasswd files
location ~ /\.ht {
deny all;
}
}