Nginx File Directory — Documentation¶
A static reproduction of the Nginx directory listing page. One HTML file of 21 lines, no icons, no stylesheet, no scripts.
Nginx-File-Directory/
├── docs/
│ ├── README.md this page
│ ├── quickstart.md see it, then make it yours
│ ├── installation.md there is nothing to install
│ ├── usage.md editing the listing
│ ├── configuration.md the line format for folders and files
│ ├── architecture.md why it is a <pre> block, not a table
│ ├── deployment.md web server, Docker, GitHub Pages
│ ├── faq.md automatic listings, alignment, what it is for
│ ├── troubleshooting.md broken alignment, wrong links
│ ├── roadmap.md known gaps and non-goals
│ └── legal/ privacy policy and terms
├── index.html the entire application
└── Dockerfile Nginx serving the static file
Pages¶
- Quickstart — open it, edit it, publish it
- Installation — clone or download; there is no install step
- Usage — setting the title and adding entries
- Configuration — the line format for folders and files
- Architecture — why the layout is preformatted text
- Deployment — your server, Docker, or GitHub Pages
- FAQ — automatic listings, alignment, real use cases
- Troubleshooting — misaligned columns, dead links
- Roadmap — known gaps and deliberate non-goals
Two things to know¶
It is one file and nothing else. Unlike its Apache and Chrome siblings there are no icons
to copy and no stylesheet to link. Deploying it is copying index.html.
Alignment is literal whitespace. The listing lives inside a <pre> block, so the columns
line up because of the actual spaces you typed. An editor that trims trailing whitespace or
reformats HTML will visibly break the layout — see Usage.