# Alias in Nginx

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/alias-in-nginx/186104>\
**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [March 31, 2010, 5:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/alias-in-nginx/186104 "2010-03-31T17:27:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Michel\_Vega\_Fuenzal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@Michel\_Vega\_Fuenzal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Michel_Vega_Fuenzal)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 5:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/alias-in-nginx/186104/1 "2010-03-31T17:27:04Z")

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Hello List, sorry my english,

I would like do like in Apache is make: “Alias /pepe /usr/share/pepe”  
Who I can do it in Nginx?

Thank for all.

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**Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 5:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/alias-in-nginx/186104/2 "2010-03-31T17:54:02Z")

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Hello!

On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 11:25:58AM -0400, Michel Vega Fuenzalida wrote:

> Hello List, sorry my english,
> 
> I would like do like in Apache is make: “Alias /pepe /usr/share/pepe”  
> Who I can do it in Nginx?

Use this:

```
location /pepe {
    root /usr/share;
}

```

In case uri prefix doesn’t match directory name, e.g. “Alias /pepe  
/usr/share/something-else”, one should use this:

```
location /pepe {
    alias /usr/share/something-else;
}

```

It is possible to use “alias” in your case too, but variant with  
“root” is a bit more efficient.

See here for details:

> **[GitHub - nginxinc/nginx-wiki: ARCHIVED -- Source for the now archived NGINX Wiki...](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-wiki)**
>
> ARCHIVED -- Source for the now archived NGINX Wiki section of https://www.nginx.com

> **[GitHub - nginxinc/nginx-wiki: ARCHIVED -- Source for the now archived NGINX Wiki...](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-wiki)**
>
> ARCHIVED -- Source for the now archived NGINX Wiki section of https://www.nginx.com

> **[GitHub - nginxinc/nginx-wiki: ARCHIVED -- Source for the now archived NGINX Wiki...](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-wiki)**
>
> ARCHIVED -- Source for the now archived NGINX Wiki section of https://www.nginx.com

Maxim D.