DevOps · Flashcard
What is the recommended way to redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS in nginx?
- AA port-80 server that runs return 301 https://$host$request_uri to the client
- BA port-80 server that runs rewrite ^ https://$host permanent without the path
- CA port-443 server with an if block that checks the scheme on every request
- DA global directive force_https on that upgrades every request automatically
Why this is the answer
A dedicated listen 80 server with return 301 https://$host$request_uri; is the clean, efficient redirect that preserves the path. The rewrite form drops $request_uri (losing the path), an if in the 443 server cannot catch plain-HTTP requests, and force_https is not a real nginx directive.
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