x-accel-redirect django hosted on nginx

I currently host a django project on apache. I use the shared nginx to serve static media.

I would love to continue hosting the django app on apache, but use nginx to serve protected media using x-accel-redirect. Is this even possible or would I have to host django on nginx to achieve this? I know I can use x-sendfile on apache but just considering my options.

asked 08 May '16, 17:14

Keni
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You can't configure our front-end Nginx server to serve protected media using x-accel-redirect with a static-only app (or symlink).

You would need to either:

Serve your media from your Django app's Apache, or
Run a custom Nginx on the back-end to serve your media, and proxy your Django app's Apache through it (or run some other back-end server for your Django app, like gunicorn or uwsgi).

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answered 09 May '16, 18:45

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