NGINX /etc/nginx/mime.types

Original 📋 Debian 12 (Bookworm) 96 lines
/etc/nginx/mime.types
types {
    text/html                             html htm shtml;
    text/css                              css;
    text/xml                              xml;
    image/gif                             gif;
    image/jpeg                            jpeg jpg;
    application/javascript                js;
    application/atom+xml                  atom;
    application/rss+xml                   rss;

    text/mathml                           mml;
    text/plain                            txt;
    text/vnd.sun.j2me.app-descriptor      jad;
    text/vnd.wap.wml                      wml;
    text/x-component                      htc;

    image/avif                            avif;
    image/png                             png;
    image/svg+xml                         svg svgz;
    image/tiff                            tif tiff;
    image/vnd.wap.wbmp                    wbmp;
    image/webp                            webp;
    image/x-icon                          ico;
    image/x-jng                           jng;
    image/x-ms-bmp                        bmp;

    font/woff                             woff;
    font/woff2                            woff2;

    application/java-archive              jar war ear;
    application/json                      json;
    application/mac-binhex40              hqx;
    application/msword                    doc;
    application/pdf                       pdf;
    application/postscript                ps eps ai;
    application/rtf                       rtf;
    application/vnd.apple.mpegurl         m3u8;
    application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml  kml;
    application/vnd.google-earth.kmz      kmz;
    application/vnd.ms-excel              xls;
    application/vnd.ms-fontobject         eot;
    application/vnd.ms-powerpoint         ppt;
    application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.graphics        odg;
    application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation    odp;
    application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet     ods;
    application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text            odt;
    application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation    pptx;
    application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet    xlsx;
    application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document    docx;
    application/vnd.wap.wmlc              wmlc;
    application/wasm                      wasm;
    application/x-7z-compressed           7z;
    application/x-cocoa                   cco;
    application/x-java-archive-diff       jardiff;
    application/x-java-jnlp-file          jnlp;
    application/x-makeself                run;
    application/x-perl                    pl pm;
    application/x-pilot                   prc pdb;
    application/x-rar-compressed          rar;
    application/x-redhat-package-manager  rpm;
    application/x-sea                     sea;
    application/x-shockwave-flash         swf;
    application/x-stuffit                 sit;
    application/x-tcl                     tcl tk;
    application/x-x509-ca-cert            der pem crt;
    application/x-xpinstall               xpi;
    application/xhtml+xml                 xhtml;
    application/xspf+xml                  xspf;
    application/zip                       zip;

    application/octet-stream              bin exe dll;
    application/octet-stream              deb;
    application/octet-stream              dmg;
    application/octet-stream              iso img;
    application/octet-stream              msi msp msm;

    audio/midi                            mid midi kar;
    audio/mpeg                            mp3;
    audio/ogg                             ogg;
    audio/x-m4a                           m4a;
    audio/x-realaudio                     ra;

    video/3gpp                            3gpp 3gp;
    video/mp2t                            ts;
    video/mp4                             mp4;
    video/mpeg                            mpeg mpg;
    video/quicktime                       mov;
    video/webm                            webm;
    video/x-flv                           flv;
    video/x-m4v                           m4v;
    video/x-mng                           mng;
    video/x-ms-asf                        asx asf;
    video/x-ms-wmv                        wmv;
    video/x-msvideo                       avi;
}

Copy & Paste

curl:
curl https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/60d17ef2cb190ea97b74947b5d1a0ad6?hint=mime.types
wget:
wget -O mime.types https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/60d17ef2cb190ea97b74947b5d1a0ad6?hint=mime.types

For AI Agents

<prompt><role>DevOps agent</role><source url='https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/60d17ef2cb190ea97b74947b5d1a0ad6?hint=mime.types' /><config><app>NGINX</app><os>Debian 12 (Bookworm)</os><location>/etc/nginx/mime.types</location><lines>96</lines><md5>60d17ef2cb190ea97b74947b5d1a0ad6</md5><sha256>4a1cdcc2a337e8126760f45aef1a43aca7230eb9725ea7ba226baf1b9ea40ae7</sha256></config></prompt>

Paste into Claude, ChatGPT, or any AI assistant.

Install NGINX

Alpine Linux

sudo apk add nginx

Debian

sudo apt update && sudo apt install nginx

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

sudo yum install nginx

Ubuntu

sudo apt update && sudo apt install nginx

File Location

File Path
/etc/nginx/mime.types
Directory
/etc/nginx/
Significance
System-wide configuration directory
Description
Files in /etc/ contain system-wide configuration settings that affect all users.

FAQ

When should I use this mime.types?

Use it to restore a missing default, confirm what shipped, or diff against your current NGINX config.

How do I restore NGINX defaults?

Download the file, back up the current one in /etc/nginx/mime.types, replace it, then reload or restart NGINX.

Is mime.types safe for production?

It is the vendor default for Debian 12 (Bookworm). Treat it as a baseline and review security and performance settings before production use.

How does this differ from other OS versions?

Defaults vary by distro and version. This copy matches Debian 12 (Bookworm).

Can I use this for NGINX troubleshooting?

Yes. Diff it against yours to find drift, then restore only the sections you need.