[FIXED] NGINX/Django: 403 error when serving static files

Issue

I've spent many, many hours debugging this, and have not quite come to a solution yet. I've tried applying the solutions from the dozen or so relevant threads, but none solved the problem (that or I implemented the solution wrong).

I'm trying to serve media and static files using nginx and django, and am using a media file to test with (following this tutorial). The logs show that it's trying to grab the correct file, but it just doesn't have the permissions to do so (failed (13: Permission denied)). Everything is set to 755. My nginx.conf and mysite_nginx.conf are as follows. Any ideas?

nginx.conf

worker_processes  1;
error_log  /usr/local/etc/nginx/logs/error.log debug;
events {
    worker_connections  1024;
} 
http {
    include             mime.types;
    default_type        application/octet-stream;

    log_format  main  '$remote_addr - $remote_user [$time_local] "$request" '
                      '$status $body_bytes_sent "$http_referer" '
                      '"$http_user_agent" "$http_x_forwarded_for"';

    access_log  /usr/local/etc/nginx/logs/access.log  main;
    sendfile            on;     
    keepalive_timeout   65;    
    index index.html index.php;  
    include /usr/local/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/mysite_nginx.conf; 
}

mysite_nginx.conf

upstream django {
    server 127.0.0.1:8001; # for a web port socket (we'll use this first)
}



server {
    listen       8000;
    server_name  localhost;
    root       /var/www/;

    access_log  /usr/local/etc/nginx/logs/default.access.log  main;

    location / { } #go to default index.html

    location /media/  {
        alias /Users/meep_me/Desktop/ram_stuff/combining/box/mysite/media/;  # your Django project's media files
    }

    location /static/ {
        alias /Users/meep_me/Desktop/ram_stuff/combining/box/mysite/static/; # your Django project's static files 
    }

    location /other {
        uwsgi_pass  django;
        include     /Users/meep_me/Desktop/ram_stuff/combining/box/mysite/uwsgi_params; # the uwsgi_params file you installed
    }
}

Solution

/Users/meep_me/Desktop/ram_stuff/combining/box/mysite/media/: Do each of the folders have the +x bit set for permissions (usually required to list/access a folder/subfolder)?

Answered By - warath-coder