NGINX Internal Redirect Module: Install and Configure

by Danila Vershinin, March 8, 2026

The NGINX internal redirect module performs server-side URI rewrites in the preaccess, access, precontent, or content phases — after variables from map, geo, and auth modules are already resolved. Unlike the built-in rewrite directive, it gives you regex-based conditional routing that runs later in the request lifecycle, with support for named locations, external redirect status codes, and per-rule conditions.