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Jose Diaz-Gonzalez 89196adbf1 feat: allow overriding default 404 response with custom file
This allows folks the ability to restore the previous routing functionality used by static sites backed by VueJS (as an example).

Note that all requests routed this way will respond with a '200 OK' on the server, potentially causing SEO issues.

Closes #53
2022-08-07 19:10:31 -04:00

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# heroku-buildpack-nginx
This is the official dokku buildpack for static websites, powered by nginx.
## Usage
All static files that you want to serve should be in the root directory of your repository. No need to use a separate `www` folder. `buildpack-nginx` will automatically download the buildpack, download NGINX, compile it, and install it. The next time you push your project, the buildpack will reuse the precompiled binaries.
### Dokku
To trigger detection of this buildpack you need to add a dotfile:
Add an *empty* file called `.static` to your root directory of your web project (regardless if you use a custom value for NGINX_ROOT)
### Heroku
Heroku users can use this buildpack by running the following command:
```
heroku buildpacks:set https://github.com/dokku/buildpack-nginx.git
```
## Configuration
### Custom nginx root
You can override the nginx root via setting the `NGINX_ROOT` environment variable. This should be a relative path in your repository.
```shell
# where the app is named `static-app`
# and the root dir is _site
dokku config:set static-app NGINX_ROOT=_site
````
### Default to index for history routing
By default, this buildpack will 404 if a requested file is not found. For static sites that use the browser's history router to show the correct context, setting the `NGINX_DEFAULT_REQUEST` to a specific file will override this.
```shell
# where the app is named `static-app`
# and the desired default response is index.html
dokku config:set static-app NGINX_ROOT=index.html
```
### Custom nginx config file
You may completely override the built-in nginx config by placing an `app-nginx.conf.sigil` file in the root, modeled after our own [`conf/app-nginx.conf.sigil`](https://github.com/dokku/buildpack-nginx/blob/master/conf/app-nginx.conf.sigil). This will be used inside of the container, and not by the host Dokku instance. See the [sigil project](https://github.com/gliderlabs/sigil) for more information concerning the sigil format.
## Credits and License
`buildpack-nginx` is licensed under the CC0 1.0 Universal license and has been informed by many similar projects on the web.
[Florian Heinemann](http://twitter.com/TheSumOfAll/)