nginx

nginx [engine x] is a HTTP and reverse proxy server, as well as a mail proxy server written by Igor Sysoev. It has been running for more than five years on many heavily loaded Russian sites including Rambler (RamblerMedia.com).

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nginx [engine x] is a http and reverse proxy server, as well as a mail proxy server written by igor sysoev. it has been running for more than five years on many heavily loaded russian sites including rambler (ramblermedia.com).

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serving static and index files, autoindexing; open file descriptor cache; accelerated reverse proxying with caching; simple load balancing and fault tolerance; accelerated support with caching of fastcgi, uwsgi, scgi, and memcached servers; simple load balancing and fault tolerance; modular architecture. filters include gzipping, byte ranges, chunked responses, xslt, ssi, and image transformation filter. multiple ssi inclusions within a single page can be processed in parallel if they are handled by proxied or fastcgi/uwsgi/scgi servers; ssl and tls sni support.

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Low memory usage Modular System Configurable Modules Load balancing

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