403 Forbidden on nginx web server

I don't use nginx but

directory index of "somepath" is forbidden

usually means that your web server is not configured correctly. See:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19285355/nginx-403-error-directory-index-of-folder-is-forbidden

-- sw

@pinosin If that's all the content of your nginx configuration, you need a root (/) location with a try_files directive.

server {
    listen 443 ssl default_server;
    listen [::]:443 ssl default_server ;
    server_name example.com www.example.com;
    root /home/forge/wahsidin.com/public;
    access_log /var/log/nginx/wahsidin.com-ssl-access.log;
    error_log /var/log/nginx/wahsidin.com-ssl-error.log;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
    }
}

https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_index_module.html#index

You might want to use the recommended Nginx configuration for Laravel:

https://laravel.com/docs/6.x/deployment

Also keep in mind that you would need to add index with a list of possible index files (like index.php) and FastCGI configuration if you plan to run a PHP web application. See the previous link.

Also make sure that the user specified in your nginx.conf file has read and execute permissions. You could use setfacl to set permissions for the user without the need of changing directory owner with chown.

Example (see man setfacl for more information):

setfacl -R -m user:{USER}:rx,d:user:{USER}:rx /home/forge/wahsidin.com/public

Just replace {USER} with the one you've specified in your nginx.conf file.

Worth reading:

• https://nginx.org/en/docs/beginners_guide.html
• https://www.nginx.com/resources/wiki/start/