replace if statement with try_files in nginx.conf

http://wiki.nginx.org/IfIsEvil

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/doc/installation.md b/doc/installation.md
index 823bd483ad6..615efd270a5 100644
--- a/doc/installation.md
+++ b/doc/installation.md
@@ -220,15 +220,11 @@ Edit /etc/nginx/nginx.conf. Add next code to **http** section:
     server {
         listen 80;
         server_name mygitlab.com;
-
-        location / {
-
-            root /home/gitlab/gitlab/public;
-
-            if (!-f $request_filename) {
-                proxy_pass http://gitlab; 
-                break;
-            }
+        root /home/gitlab/gitlab/public;
+        try_files $uri $uri/index.html $uri.html @gitlab;
+        
+        location @gitlab {
+          proxy_pass http://gitlab;
         }
 
     }