Minimal nginx config file for regular user

nginx.conf

# nginx -p "$PWD" -c nginx/nginx.conf
worker_processes 1;
error_log stderr;
daemon off;
pid nginx/nginx.pid;

events {
	worker_connections 512;
}

http {
	access_log /dev/stdout;
	include /etc/nginx/mime.types;
	default_type application/octet-stream;
	sendfile on;
	gzip on;

	server {
		listen 8080 default;
		server_name _;
		root public;
		index index.html;

		location / {
			try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
		}
	}

	client_body_temp_path /tmp/client_body;
	proxy_temp_path /tmp/proxy_temp;
	fastcgi_temp_path /tmp/fastcgi_temp;
	scgi_temp_path /tmp/scgi_temp;
	uwsgi_temp_path /tmp/uwsgi_temp;
}