toymil / nginx_autoindex_xml_xslt_stylesheet

Improvements over the default nginx autoindex html

• no stupid datetime format
• better mobile experience (thanks to the viewport meta tag)

How to use

• Download file autoindex.xslt to your server (you may rename it how you want).
• Put the content of file location.conf in your nginx config, read the file and make necessary modifications first.

File/Directory permissions

Nginx is probably running as www-data:www-data (you can find the exact user in nginx config, on debian it is /etc/nginx/nginx.conf). Let's assume the files and directories you want to expose is owned by you:youg, then the recommended practice is:

• add user www-data to group youg: usermod -aG youg www-data
• for the files you want to expose, make sure the group permission has read: .___r--___
• for directories it is d___r-x___
• if you want to prevent the listing of a directory but still want to be able to access its content when providing the exact path, set it to d___--x___ (remove the read bit, keep the execute bit)