NGINX on Nelson Figueroahttps://nelson.cloud/categories/nginx/Recent content in NGINX on Nelson FigueroaNelson Figueroahttps://nelson.cloud/apple-touch-icon.pnghttps://nelson.cloud/categories/nginx/enMon, 08 Dec 2025 19:34:09 -0800NGINX: Difference Between ~ and ~* Tildeshttps://nelson.cloud/nginx-difference-between-~-and-~-tildes/?ref=rssMon, 06 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://nelson.cloud/nginx-difference-between-~-and-~-tildes/?ref=rss~ for case-sensitive matching vs ~* for case-insensitive pattern matching in location blocks.The difference is that ~ is case-sensitive while ~* is not case-sensitive.

In the example below, the path /admin/ would match while /Admin/ would not:

location ~ ^/admin/ {
    return 301 https://$host/;
}

In this example, both /admin/ and /Admin/ would match and be redirected:

location ~* ^/admin/ {
    return 301 https://$host/;
}
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