Serve file using nginx web server

Hi I have static file (song.mp3 under /song directory in the VM) that I would like to serve under path /song using nginx web server. If anybody visits the path in browser, the file should start downloading.

I added the following info in the config file

server {
    listen       80;
    listen  [::]:80;
    server_name  localhost;

    location / {
        root   /usr/share/nginx/html;
        index  index.html index.htm;
    }

    location /song {
        root /song/song.mp3;
    }
}

However when I start the nginx service and use the path http://localhost/song it throws 404 not Found. Any pointers on what might be causing this?

Hi you can try the following below

server
{
    listen 80;
    listen [::]:80;
    server_name localhost;

    location /
    {
        root /usr/share/nginx/html;
        index index.html index.htm;
    }

    location /song/
    {
        try_files $uri /song/$uri;
    }
}

Try to use try_files. The $uri will map /song/ directory with /song/ & when you will hit the url http://localhost/song/song.mp3 it will start download.

Also make sure song.mp3 exists in /usr/share/nginx/html/song folder.