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ERIC MARDEN @XENTEK
NGINX
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
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nginx is a...
high performance
light weight
asynchronous
cross platform
reverse proxy
web server
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history
developed by Igor Sysoev
started in 2002
alternative to mod_proxy
current version 0.7.x
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nginx
useage stats
5.99%
7%
14%
23%
50%
Apache
Microsoft
Google
qq.com
nginx
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features
serve static content
caches dynamic content
gzips everything
virtual hosts
media streaming (flv/mp4)
ssl and other goodies
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high
performance
more requests
less memory
cpu friendly
addresses C10K problem
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reverse
proxy
serve static content directly
proxy dynamic requests
cache the results
balance the load
accelerate ssl traffic
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high profile
wordpress.com
github.com
hulu.com
sourceforge.com
xentek.net
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gotchas
no .htaccess over rides
fcgi thread management
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links
wiki.nginx.org
nginx.net
sysoev.ru/nginx (russian)
bit.ly/xentek-nginx-bookmarks
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eric marden
xentek.net
hostedbyxentek.net
@xentek
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