proxy_temp_path

Defines a directory for storing temporary files with data received from proxied servers. Up to three-level subdirectory hierarchy can be used underneath the specified directory. For example, in the following configuration

proxy_temp_path /spool/nginx/proxy_temp 1 2;

a temporary file might look like this:

/spool/nginx/proxy_temp/7/45/00000123457

See also the use_temp_path parameter of the proxy_cache_path directive.