From e3aec943e00b185097e6aad1771e4af6724c5329 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benno Lorenz <benno@benno-lorenz.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2025 22:30:53 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] updated nginx conf for cms

---
 nginx.conf | 22 ++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/nginx.conf b/nginx.conf
index a551172..d9e41db 100644
--- a/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx.conf
@@ -1,10 +1,24 @@
 server {
     listen 80;
-    server_name localhost;
+    server_name localhost; # This is fine as Traefik handles the external domain
     root /usr/share/nginx/html;
-    
+
+    # Specific location for the Decap CMS admin panel
+    # This ensures that any request to /admin/ or /admin/* (that isn't an existing file/dir)
+    # serves /admin/index.html, allowing Decap's client-side router to work.
+    location /admin/ {
+        try_files $uri $uri/ /admin/index.html;
+    }
+
+    # General location block for the rest of your site
     location / {
-        index index.html;
-        try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
+        index index.html; # Serves index.html from directories
+        try_files $uri $uri/ =404; # Returns 404 if file/directory not found.
+                                   # If your main site is also an SPA, change to: try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;
+    }
+
+    # Optional: Deny access to hidden files like .htaccess or .git
+    location ~ /\. {
+        deny all;
     }
 }