How to force redirection from HTTP to HTTPS in NGINX

To redirect in NGINX, you only require the return directive and the 301 (Moved Permanently) status.

• Redirecting HTTP to HTTPS per domain

server {
listen 80;
server_name yourdomain.com www.yourdomain.com;
return 301 https://yourdomain.com$request_uri;
}

• Redirect any domain from HTTP to HTTPS.

server {
listen 80 default_server;
listen [::]:80 default_server;
server_name _;
return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
}

• Redirecting to a different domain:

server {
listen 80;
server_name yourdomain.com;
return 301 https://anotherdomain.com$request_uri;
}