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**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [November 7, 2011, 6:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rewrite-index-html-to/213608 "2011-11-07T06:34:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:**  [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2011, 6:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rewrite-index-html-to/213608/1 "2011-11-07T06:34:48Z")
Developing static files on the local filesystem I use index.html instead
of / for the home page.
When I push them to the remote server I want
[http://domain.com/index.html](http://domain.com/index.html) to be redirected to [http://domain.com/](http://domain.com/) for
SEO reasons.
I’ve Googled but the best I seem to be able to achieve is a redirect
loop. What do I need to do?
Here are my failed rules :
# rewrite ^index.html$ $scheme://domain.com/ permanent;
# rewrite /index.html $scheme://domain.com/ permanent;
# location = /index.html {
# rewrite ^(.\*) $scheme://domain.com/ permanent;
# }
Thanks.
Posted at Nginx Forum:
> **[Rewrite /index.html to /](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,217899,217899#msg-217899)**
>
> Developing static files on the local filesystem I use index.html instead of / for the home page. When I push them to the remote server I want http://domain.com/index.html to be redirected to http://domain.com/ for SEO reasons. I've Googled but the...
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**Author:**  [@mark](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mark)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2011, 8:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rewrite-index-html-to/213608/2 "2011-11-07T08:25:18Z")
On Mon, Nov 07, 2011 at 12:34:13AM -0500, Mark wrote:
> # rewrite ^index.html$ $scheme://domain.com/ permanent;
>
> # rewrite /index.html $scheme://domain.com/ permanent;
>
> # location = /index.html {
>
> # rewrite ^(.\*) $scheme://domain.com/ permanent;
>
> # }
>
> Thanks.
Either
location = / {
try\_files /index.html =404;
}
location = /index.html {
internal;
error\_page 404 =301 $scheme://domain.com/;
}
or
location = / {
index index.html;
}
location = /index.html {
internal;
error\_page 404 =301 $scheme://domain.com/;
}
–
Igor S.
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**Author:**  [@mark](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mark)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2011, 12:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rewrite-index-html-to/213608/3 "2011-11-07T12:33:43Z")
Perfect!
Many thanks.
Спасибо большое.
Posted at Nginx Forum:
> **[Re: Rewrite /index.html to /](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,217899,217915#msg-217915)**
>
> Developing static files on the local filesystem I use index.html instead of / for the home page. When I push them to the remote server I want http://domain.com/index.html to be redirected to http://domain.com/ for SEO reasons. I've Googled but the...