nginx.conf

# Don't fork
daemon off;

# https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/monitoring/logging/
# Log to stderr
error_log stderr warn;

# Move PID to a place writable as non-root
pid /tmp/nginx.pid;

# Configure worker processes
worker_processes 1;
events {
    worker_connections 1024;
}

http {

    # Basic Settings
    sendfile on;
    tcp_nopush on;
    tcp_nodelay on;
    keepalive_timeout 65;
    types_hash_max_size 2048;
    server_tokens off;
    include mime.types;
    default_type application/octet-stream;

    # Put temp files in a place writable as non-root
    client_body_temp_path /tmp/client_body;
    fastcgi_temp_path /tmp/fastcgi_temp;
    proxy_temp_path /tmp/proxy_temp;
    scgi_temp_path /tmp/scgi_temp;
    uwsgi_temp_path /tmp/uwsgi_temp;

    server {
        server_name localhost $hostname "";
        listen 8080;

        # Use GZIP
        gzip             on;
        gzip_min_length  2000;
        gzip_proxied     any;
        gzip_types       application/json;

        proxy_read_timeout 60s;
        client_max_body_size 64M;

        # Root of devpi server directory
        root /devpi;

        # Log to stderr
        error_log stderr warn;

        # Try serving static files directly
        location ~ /\+f/ {
            error_page 418 = @proxy_to_app;
            if ($request_method != GET) {
                return 418;
            }
            expires max;
            try_files /server/+files$uri @proxy_to_app;
        }
        location ~ /\+static/ {
            error_page 418 = @proxy_to_app;
            if ($request_method != GET) {
                return 418;
            }
            expires max;
            try_files /+static$uri @proxy_to_app;
        }

        # Try serving docs directly
        location ~ /\+doc/ {
            try_files /server$uri @proxy_to_app;
        }

        # Otherwise redirect to devpi
        location / {
            error_page 418 = @proxy_to_app;
            return 418;
        }
        location @proxy_to_app {
            proxy_pass http://devpi:4040;
            proxy_set_header X-outside-url $scheme://$host:80;
            proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
            expires -1;  # no-cache
        }

    }

}