python - Change static file serving to nginx from flask? -

i running flask project in nginx. conf file

server {     listen  80;    server_name site.in;    root /root/site-demo/;    access_log /var/log/site/access_log;    error_log /var/log/site/error_log;     location / {       proxy_pass         http://127.0.0.1:4000/;       proxy_redirect     http://127.0.0.1:4000 http://site.in;       proxy_set_header   host             $host;       proxy_set_header   x-real-ip        $remote_addr;       proxy_set_header   x-forwarded-for  $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;       proxy_set_header   x-forwarded-proto $scheme;    }  } 

when tried put expires part static files conf failed. read may due fact static files served flask rather nginx. if changes should bring above conf file static file serving can done nginx project.

as per answer changed conf below. static file shows 403 error.

server {     listen  80;    server_name site.in;    root /root/site-demo/;    access_log /var/log/site/access_log;    error_log /var/log/site/error_log;     location / {       proxy_pass         http://127.0.0.1:4000/;       proxy_redirect     http://127.0.0.1:4000 http://site.in;       proxy_set_header   host             $host;       proxy_set_header   x-real-ip        $remote_addr;       proxy_set_header   x-forwarded-for  $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;       proxy_set_header   x-forwarded-proto $scheme;    }    location  /static {       alias /root/site-demo/static;       autoindex on;       expires max;    }   } 

add nginx configuration:

    location  /static {         alias /path/to/your/static/folder;         autoindex on;         expires max;     } 

edit

nginx requires whole tree readable , not root starts in nginx.conf. command

sudo chmod -r 777 /root/site-demo/static 

should solve permissions problem. but, think, not thing - security reasons - put site in /root directory of web server. site put under /var/www folder.

p.s.

the chmod -r 777 command gives owner, group , others permission read, write , execute files in folder , in subfolders.