Configuration for Nginx Proxy

If you are using a Nginx server that supports .htaccess rules, but you still have a server configuration error on the plugin settings page, additional Nginx server configuration is required for the Converter for Media plugin to work properly. This indicates a problem with Nginx Reverse Proxy for static files or Nginx Caching for static files.

Step 1.

Start an SSH connection to your website or forward this instruction to your server administrator.
Step 2.
Find the configuration file in one of the paths (remember to select configuration file used by your domain):
- /etc/nginx/sites-available/ or /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
- /etc/nginx/conf.d/
Step 3.
Check if you have similar rules in your configuration file for your domain (the list of extensions in the location directive may vary, so look for similarities):

location ~* ^.+\.(css|js|jpg|jpeg|png|gif|webp|ico|eot|otf|woff|woff2|ttf)$ {
    expires max;
    ...

or

location ~* ^.+\.(css|js|jpe?g|png|gif|webp|ico|eot|otf|woff|woff2|ttf)$ {
    expires 1M;
    try_files $uri @proxy;
    ...

Depending on the configuration, these rules may be located in a different configuration file if the configuration is divided into several files.

If you find such rules, please remove the following formats from the location directive:
- jpg and jpeg or jpe?g
- png
- gif
- webp
This is what an example location directive looks like before the change:

This is what the same directive looks like after the change:
Step 4.

Restart the Nginx server using the command:

systemctl restart nginx
Step 5.

That’s all! Our plugin will work properly.

If you encounter any problems, please, contact us. We will try to help you.

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