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 ### Setting up nginx {#setting-up-nginx}
 
+
+Nginx needs permission to traverse `/home/mastodon`:
+
+```bash
+sudo chmod o+x ~
+```
+
+
 Copy the configuration template for nginx from the Mastodon directory:
 
 ```bash