Chapter 6[ 137 ]satisfy any;}If, instead, the requirements are for a configuration in which the user must come
from a certain IP address and provide authentication, the all parameter is the
default. So, we omit the satisfy directive itself and include only allow, deny,
auth_basic, and auth_basic_user_file:
server {server_name stage.example.com;location / {auth_basic "staging server";auth_basic_user_file conf/htpasswd-stage;allow 192.168.40.0/24;allow 192.168.50.0/24;deny all;}Streaming media files
NGINX is capable of serving certain video media types. The flv and mp4 modules,
included in the base distribution, can perform what is called pseudo-streaming. This
means that NGINX will seek to a certain location in the video file, as indicated by the
start request parameter.
In order to use the pseudo-streaming capabilities, the corresponding module needs
to be included at compile time: --with-http_flv_module for Flash Video (FLV) files
and/or --with-http_mp4_module for H.264/AAC files. The following directives
will then become available for configuration:
Table: HTTP streaming directives
Directive Explanation
flv Activates the flv module for this location.
mp4 Activates the mp4 module for this location.