Are proxy_buffers best practive in nginx to support nextcloud?

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Finishing up install and configuration of both nextcloud and nginx.

Some of the examples I’ve seen look strange to me for large file (50GB+) support, as in this example:

proxy_buffers 16 4k;
proxy_buffer_size 4k;
proxy_buffering off;
fastcgi_request_buffering off;

Doesn’t the 3rd line basically cancel out directives 1 & 2? If not, what do these do and are they needed for large file support? I read the forums hear and nginx support document and don’t understand their role with nextcloud.

Thanks

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Are you using Nginx as your web server or as a reverse proxy in front of another web server? If the former (which it sounds like), the proxy* parameters aren’t irrelevant.

Doesn’t the 3rd line basically cancel out directives 1 & 2?

I’m not aware of any official Nextcloud documentation that suggest adjusting/using all three of those proxy directives together.

Some of the examples I’ve seen look strange to me for large file (50GB+) support

As an aside, are you supporting public/anonymous uploads or using third-party WebDAV clients? Just trying to get a sense of what you’re optimizing large file uploads for. :slight_smile:

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Thanks for the reply.

Nginx is being used as a reverse SSL proxy and forwarding requests to Apache2/Nextcloud on another box.

For the usage - internal users using the Nextcloud Mac or Windows client as well as the iOS and Android clients. Files uploaded are routinely around 30GB and I wanted to make sure it was future proofed and that Nextcloud was properly configured to support large files.

Thanks