Nginx子文件夹location配置问题：访问/view路径出现404

Let's break down what's going wrong with your current setup and how to fix it. First, here's your existing config for reference:

server { 
    listen 80; 
    server_name some-site.io; 
    root /srv/projects/folder/public; 

    location /view { 
        try_files $uri /index.html =404; 
    } 
}

The Root Cause #

When you hit some-site.io/view, here's what Nginx does right now:

1. It checks if $uri (which is /view) exists as a file or directory in your root path (/srv/projects/folder/public). Since /view is a directory, not a file, Nginx skips this step.
2. Next, it tries to load /index.html—but this looks for the index file in your root directory, not inside the /view subfolder. Since that file doesn't exist there, you get a 404.

Two Simple Fixes #

Option 1: Adjust try_files to Target the /view Index

Update your location /view block to explicitly look for the index file inside the /view directory, and also handle directory requests properly:

location /view { 
    try_files $uri $uri/ /view/index.html =404; 
}

• $uri/ tells Nginx to treat /view as a directory request
• If the directory doesn't have an auto-indexed file, it falls back to /view/index.html (which is exactly where your index file lives)

Option 2: Add an index Directive for Automatic Directory Indexing

If you want Nginx to automatically look for standard index files in the /view directory, add the index directive and tweak try_files:

location /view { 
    index index.html index.htm; # Define default index files for the directory
    try_files $uri $uri/ =404; 
}

This way, when you access /view, Nginx will check for index.html (or index.htm) directly inside /srv/projects/folder/public/view and return it if it exists.

Quick Checks to Verify #

• Double-check that /srv/projects/folder/public/view/index.html actually exists (typos are a common culprit!)
• Make sure the Nginx process has read permissions for that file and the /view directory

Either of these fixes should resolve the 404 error when accessing some-site.io/view, while still letting you load files like some-site.io/view/app.js correctly.

内容的提问来源于stack exchange，提问作者malcoauri