Nginx: From Russia With Love

What is Nginx and why should I use it?

High level overview of why

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