Configuring Clean URLs/Permalinks on Nginx

If you’re looking for Nginx to respond to requests without the html file extension, add a location block to your Nginx configuration with a try_files directive like the one below:

    location / {
                try_files $uri $uri/ $uri.html;
    }

For more information on how the try_files directive works, check out this tutorial:

• Understanding Nginx Server and Location Block Selection Algorithms