You want Nginx to forward requests to Flask only if the URL path starts with /api/, otherwise serve static files. Which Nginx config snippet achieves this?

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You want Nginx to forward requests to Flask only if the URL path starts with /api/, otherwise serve static files. Which Nginx config snippet achieves this?

Alocation /api/ { proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:5000/; } location / { root /var/www/static; }

Blocation / { proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:5000/; }

Clocation /static/ { proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:5000/; }

Dlocation /api/ { root /var/www/static; } location / { proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:5000/; }

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Forward /api/ requests to Flask
Use location /api/ { proxy_pass ... } to send API calls to Flask.
Step 2: Serve other requests as static files
Use location / { root /var/www/static; } to serve static files for all other paths.
Final Answer:
location /api/ { proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:5000/; } location / { root /var/www/static; } -> Option A
Quick Check:
Separate locations for API and static files [OK]

Quick Trick: Use separate location blocks for API and static files [OK]

Common Mistakes:

MISTAKES

Proxying all requests to Flask
Serving /api/ as static files
Mixing root and proxy_pass in same location

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You want Nginx to forward requests to Flask only if the URL path starts with /api/, otherwise serve static files. Which Nginx config snippet achieves this?

Step 1: Forward /api/ requests to Flask

Step 2: Serve other requests as static files

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