How to enable/disable directory browsing for a domain in Plesk for Linux

Question

How to enable/disable directory browsing for a domain in Plesk for Linux?

Answer

Note: By default, directory listing is disabled for security reasons.

In the example below, directory listing is enabled for the shared directory (example.com/shared/). Change this directory to your own in the configuration below.

1. Log in to Plesk.

2. Go to Domains > example.com > Apache & nginx Settings.

3. Add the following configuration:

   • to the Additional directives for HTTP and Additional directives for HTTPS fields:

     CONFIG_TEXT: <Location /shared/>
     Options +Indexes
     </Location>

   • to the Additional nginx directives field:

     CONFIG_TEXT: location /shared/ {
     autoindex on;
     }

4. Apply the changes.

   Note: To disable the directory browsing, remove the directives above.