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Update default.conf.sample to deny dotfile access
nemchik Feb 8, 2026
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Move dotfile denial up
nemchik May 5, 2026
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Merge branch 'master' into deny-dotfile-access
nemchik May 5, 2026
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions readme-vars.yml
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Expand Up @@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ init_diagram: |
"swag:latest" <- Base Images
# changelog
changelogs:
- {date: "08.02.26:", desc: "[Existing users should update:](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-swag/blob/master/README.md#updating-configs) site-confs/default.conf - Deny access to all dotfiles."}
- {date: "23.01.26:", desc: "Reorder init to fix proxy conf version checks."}
- {date: "21.12.25:", desc: "Add support for hetzner-cloud dns validation."}
- {date: "04.11.25:", desc: "Switch default Gandi credentials from API Key to Token, allow DNS propagation time for Azure DNS plugin."}
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33 changes: 18 additions & 15 deletions root/defaults/nginx/site-confs/default.conf.sample
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## Version 2025/07/18 - Changelog: https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-swag/commits/master/root/defaults/nginx/site-confs/default.conf.sample
## Version 2026/05/05 - Changelog: https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-swag/commits/master/root/defaults/nginx/site-confs/default.conf.sample

# redirect all traffic to https
server {
Expand All @@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ server {
# main server block
server {
listen 443 ssl default_server;
# listen 443 quic reuseport default_server;
listen [::]:443 ssl default_server;
# listen [::]:443 quic reuseport default_server;
#listen 443 quic reuseport default_server;
#listen [::]:443 quic reuseport default_server;

server_name _;

Expand All @@ -24,6 +24,18 @@ server {
root /config/www;
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 ~ /\. {
access_log off;
log_not_found off;
return 404;
}

# enable subfolder method reverse proxy confs
include /config/nginx/proxy-confs/*.subfolder.conf;

Expand All @@ -32,10 +44,8 @@ server {

# enable for Authelia (requires authelia-location.conf in the location block)
#include /config/nginx/authelia-server.conf;

# enable for Authentik (requires authentik-location.conf in the location block)
#include /config/nginx/authentik-server.conf;

location / {
# enable for basic auth
#auth_basic "Restricted";
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# enable for Authelia (requires authelia-server.conf in the server block)
#include /config/nginx/authelia-location.conf;

# enable for Authentik (requires authentik-server.conf in the server block)
#include /config/nginx/authentik-location.conf;

try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html /index.htm /index.php$is_args$args;
}

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# enable for Authelia (requires authelia-server.conf in the server block)
#include /config/nginx/authelia-location.conf;

# enable for Authentik (requires authentik-server.conf in the server block)
#include /config/nginx/authentik-location.conf;

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;
}
}

# enable subdomain method reverse proxy confs
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