# Index The module processes requests ending with the slash character (`/`). Such requests can also be processed by the [http_autoindex](https://en.angie.software//angie/docs/configuration/modules/http/http_autoindex.md#http-autoindex) and [http_random_index](https://en.angie.software//angie/docs/configuration/modules/http/http_random_index.md#http-random-index) modules. ## Configuration Example ```nginx location / { index index.$geo.html index.html; } ``` ## Directives ### index | [Syntax](https://en.angie.software//angie/docs/configuration/configfile.md#configfile) | `index` file ...; | |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------| | Default | `index index.html;` | | [Context](https://en.angie.software//angie/docs/configuration/configfile.md#configfile) | http, server, location | Defines files that will be used as an index. The file name can contain variables. Files are checked in the specified order. The last element of the list can be a file with an absolute path. Example: ```nginx index index.$geo.html index.0.html /index.html; ``` It should be noted that using an index file causes an internal redirect, and the request can be processed in a different location. For example, with the following configuration: ```nginx location = / { index index.html; } location / { # ... } ``` A `"/"` request will actually be processed in the second location as `"/index.html"`.