xamxam/nginx/posterg.conf

# Nginx configuration for Post-ERG thesis website (Production)
# Updated for new directory structure
# Place this in /etc/nginx/sites-available/posterg
# Then symlink: ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/posterg /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

# Rate limiting zones
limit_req_zone $binary_remote_addr zone=general:10m rate=30r/m;
limit_req_zone $binary_remote_addr zone=search:10m rate=30r/m;
# Admin: already protected by HTTP Basic Auth; rate limiting here only guards
# against brute-force on the auth layer, not normal browsing.
# 60r/m = 1r/s sustained, burst=20 covers rapid page navigation.
limit_req_zone $binary_remote_addr zone=admin:10m rate=60r/m;

# Main server block
server {
    listen 80 default_server;
    listen [::]:80 default_server;
    
    server_name posterg.erg.be www.posterg.erg.be;

    # Document root points to /public (only web-accessible files)
    # Project structure: /var/www/posterg/
    #   /config      - Configuration (outside webroot)
    #   /docs        - Documentation (outside webroot)
    #   /nginx       - Server configs (outside webroot)
    #   /public      - Web root ← THIS DIRECTORY
    #     /admin     - Admin interface
    #     /assets    - CSS, fonts, icons
    #   /scripts     - Deployment scripts (outside webroot)
    #   /src         - PHP source classes (outside webroot)
    #   /storage     - SQLite databases (outside webroot)
    #   /templates   - PHP templates (outside webroot)
    #   /tests       - Test suites (outside webroot)
    root /var/www/posterg/public;
    
    # Add index.php to the list
    index index.php index.html index.htm;

    # Security headers
    add_header X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN" always;
    add_header X-Content-Type-Options "nosniff" always;
    # X-XSS-Protection intentionally omitted — deprecated and counterproductive in modern browsers.
    # CSP (Content-Security-Policy) is the correct mitigation.
    add_header Referrer-Policy "strict-origin-when-cross-origin" always;
    add_header Permissions-Policy "geolocation=(), microphone=(), camera=()" always;

    # Server tokens already disabled in nginx.conf
    # server_tokens off;

    # Max upload size (for thesis files)
    client_max_body_size 100M;
    client_body_timeout 120s;

    # Logging
    access_log /var/log/nginx/posterg_access.log;
    error_log /var/log/nginx/posterg_error.log warn;

    # Block access to hidden files (except .well-known for Let's Encrypt)
    location ~ /\.(?!well-known).* {
        deny all;
        access_log off;
        log_not_found off;
    }

    # Deny access to sensitive files and extensions
    location ~* \.(md|txt|sql|sh|json|gitignore|git|env|db-journal)$ {
        deny all;
        access_log off;
        log_not_found off;
    }

    # Deny access to SQLite database files
    location ~* \.db$ {
        deny all;
        access_log off;
        log_not_found off;
    }

    # Deny access to log files
    location ~* \.log$ {
        deny all;
        access_log off;
        log_not_found off;
    }

    # Deny access to directories outside webroot (defense-in-depth)
    # These paths shouldn't be accessible anyway since they're outside /public
    # but we deny explicitly for additional security
    location ^~ /storage/ {
        deny all;
    }

    location ^~ /src/ {
        deny all;
    }

    location ^~ /templates/ {
        deny all;
    }

    location ^~ /config/ {
        deny all;
    }

    location ^~ /tests/ {
        deny all;
    }

    location ^~ /scripts/ {
        deny all;
    }

    location ^~ /docs/ {
        deny all;
    }

    # Admin panel - password protected
    location ^~ /admin/ {
        # HTTP Basic Authentication (first layer)
        auth_basic "Admin Access - Post-ERG";
        auth_basic_user_file /etc/nginx/.htpasswd-posterg;

        # Rate limiting for admin
        limit_req zone=admin burst=20 nodelay;

        # Content-Security-Policy - Tighter policy for admin
        add_header Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'; img-src 'self' data:; object-src 'none'; frame-ancestors 'none';" always;

        # Disable directory listing
        autoindex off;

        # PHP handling for admin (AdminAuth provides second layer)
        location ~ \.php$ {
            include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
            fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php8.4-fpm.sock;
            
            # Security parameters
            fastcgi_param PHP_VALUE "upload_max_filesize=50M \n post_max_size=100M";
            
            # Timeouts
            fastcgi_read_timeout 120;
            fastcgi_send_timeout 120;
        }

        # Additional security headers for admin
        add_header X-Robots-Tag "noindex, nofollow" always;
        
        # Try to serve file, otherwise 404
        try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
    }

    # Search endpoint - rate limiting
    location = /search.php {
        limit_req zone=search burst=10 nodelay;
        include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php8.4-fpm.sock;
    }

    # PHP files handler (public pages)
    location ~ \.php$ {
        # Rate limiting for general PHP requests
        limit_req zone=general burst=20 nodelay;

        include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
        fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php8.4-fpm.sock;

        # Security parameters
        fastcgi_param PHP_VALUE "upload_max_filesize=50M \n post_max_size=100M";
        
        # Timeouts
        fastcgi_read_timeout 120;
        fastcgi_send_timeout 120;
    }

    # Static files caching
    location ~* \.(jpg|jpeg|png|gif|ico|css|js|svg|woff|woff2|ttf|otf)$ {
        expires 30d;
        add_header Cache-Control "public, immutable";
        access_log off;
    }

    # PDF files (thesis documents)
    location ~* \.pdf$ {
        expires 7d;
        add_header Cache-Control "public";
        add_header Content-Disposition "inline";
    }

    # Silence favicon.ico 404s — browsers that ignore <link rel="icon"> still request this
    location = /favicon.ico {
        return 204;
        access_log off;
        log_not_found off;
    }

    # Root location - try files or 404
    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
    }

    # Deny access to .htaccess files
    location ~ /\.ht {
        deny all;
    }
}