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All redirects work correctly. But..

Which is the most effective method to make a 301 redirect?

I've more than 200 url to redirect. So, what you recommend?

This question is a little bit confusing since you are comparing rewrite ^ (match anything) with location ~ redirect-this/?$ which matches a specific regex. You should reformulate it. But anyway a good question... I'm curious which one is faster rewrite ^/test or location ^/test with if. czerasz Jul 11, 2016 at 13:56

As stated in the nginx pitfalls you should use server blocks and return statements as they're way faster than evaluating RegEx via location blocks.

Since you're forcing the rewrite rule to send a 301 there's no difference when it comes to SEO, btw..

So what you are suggesting is in fact , return 301 directly in the server block? e.g server { server_name foo.com; return 301 http://$server_name$request_uri; } ? tutuDajuju Apr 4, 2016 at 8:11 @tutuDajuju I'd suggest that you use return 301 http://$host$request_uri; vs $server_name as this will result in redirecting to the first defined server_name opposed to the host in which it was intended. mbeacom Oct 7, 2016 at 16:37

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