API Gateway & Reverse Proxy (Nginx + Spring Cloud Gateway) · Lesson

Nginx Location Blocks & Request Matching

Master Nginx location blocks and the matching rules that decide which configuration handles each incoming request.

Why Location Blocks Matter

A real site serves many paths differently: static files, an API, an admin area. Location blocks let Nginx apply different rules per URL path.

A location block matches a request URI and contains directives for it.

location /images/ {
  root /var/www;
}