Nginx how to override/add single mime-type

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I tried to add markdown rendering by putting
types { text/markdown md; }
into server section, but then index.html stopped to be rendered all of a sudden. I can explain this only if types overrides the whole set of mime types for this section.

So, is there a way to just add mime-type for Markdown without touching anything else?

Best Answer

Add it in a mime.types file and include it from the http stanza as demonstrated in:

http://wiki.nginx.org/FullExample

Adding in the line:

text/markdown  md;

to the mime.types file

Correct way in new versions of nginx

Turn out my first answer to this question was correct at certain time, but it turned into another pitfall - to stay up to date please check Taxing rewrite pitfalls

I have been corrected by many SE users, so the credit goes to them, but more importantly, here is the correct code:

server {
       listen         80;
       server_name    my.domain.com;
       return         301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}

server {
       listen         443 ssl;
       server_name    my.domain.com;
       # add Strict-Transport-Security to prevent man in the middle attacks
       add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=31536000" always; 

       [....]
}

Iis – Adding a new IIS Mime Type without doing an IIS Reset

I have found a temporary solution to this.

You can add the MIME Types to the website only and do not have to do it to the whole server.

This means that a full iisreset is not required and only a kick to the single site in question.

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NGINX Redirect – How to Rewrite All HTTP Requests to HTTPS While Maintaining Sub-Domain

Correct way in new versions of nginx

Iis – Adding a new IIS Mime Type without doing an IIS Reset

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