Automated bots frequently scrape exposed directories, consuming massive amounts of bandwidth and slowing down the server for legitimate users.
User-agent: * Disallow: /images/private/ Disallow: /backup/ parent directory index of private images
Discovering that your private images are exposed—or worse, that someone else's are—requires immediate and careful action: Automated bots frequently scrape exposed directories
Open your configuration file (usually nginx.conf ) and ensure the autoindex directive is turned off within your server or location blocks: server location / autoindex off; Use code with caution. The "Blank File" Fail-Safe parent directory index of private images