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Fix · nginx

Fix “Exposed .env file” on nginx

Remove .env from the web root, block dotfiles at the server, and ROTATE every secret that was exposed -- assume it is compromised.

location ~ /\.(?!well-known).* { deny all; }

Verify the fix

Re-run the Exposed .env file check after deploying. Test config changes in staging first and keep a rollback: a wrong header can break a site faster than a missing one.

Other stacks: Apache · Caddy · Express / Node · Cloudflare

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