Forum: NGINX Limit serving to responses only below certain size

Hi,

Is there a way to server files only below a certain size?
eg. Return 403 on files bigger than 5MB?

On 6 March 2013 13:28, Calin Don <calin.don@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Is there a way to server files only below a certain size?
> eg. Return 403 on files bigger than 5MB?

Assuming you're talking about local filesystem files, you might try to
proxy_pass back round to yourself, and do an if() based on
$upstream_http_content_length.

If you're already proxy'ing, you could use the same technique but
without the double nginx hit.

I'd personally look at /how/ too-large files are getting onto disk,
and fix that, however.

Jonathan
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Unfortunately the way big files are getting there is beyond my control.


On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 5:30 PM, Jonathan Matthews

Are you saying that you do not have administrative control of your 
system?

Jonathan is right - set policies that disallow large file sizes and 
enforce
them.

If necessary use chron to check for large files and remove them.