Hi @chriswithadot,
Thanks for trying out SuiteCRM 8 RC and for the feedback.
Unfortunately, at the moment we don’t yet fully support nginx, mostly for legacy reasons. Though it is something we have already discussed internally.
Not sure if the following helps, but there is a related topic here:
https://community.suitecrm.com/t/suitecrm-8-beta-install-questions/79383/158?u=clemente.raposo