How to setup Magento2 with MAMP PRO and nginx?

I just ran into this issue and for me it was that my hosts had both "Apache" and "Nginx" selected. What was weird is that I was unable to change it, so I had to create a new host with just NGINX selected and it worked.

You may also need to setup NGINX "try_files" under the NGINX tab like so: $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args

Also This link provided some more helpful info.

It's been 2 years since I posted the question, and some of the answers here helped to figure out how to configure Nginx + Magento 2 + Mamp Pro.

Here is my final configuration that worked with Magento 2.3.0 with SSL on local.

Under the Nginx tab, I've added:

• Directory index: index.php
• try files: $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args
• Custom: empty
• Additional parameters for directive: https://pastebin.com/pQ5KKCQ7
  • Note on line 27 I've added the current magento folder

Under nginx config:

Under Ports:

Final Result:

Final thoughts

I don't know which of these configurations are really necessary, and which one are (maybe) incorrect. However, my M2 is now working very well on MAMP PRO 5.3.

Next step is to make mamp support HTTP/2 and make Magento 2 even faster on local.

A huge thank you for those who replied earlier. Your answers helped me to solve some parts of the puzzle. I'm glad to be sharing the whole solution with you now.

If it doesn't work for you, keel an eye on MAMP Nginx log. It may bring some useful information about what's wrong.