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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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  • FreeOpen Source

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Linux
  • BSD
4.7 / 5 Avg rating (6)
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Properties

  1.  Lightweight
  2.  Configurable

Features

  1.  Reverse Proxy
  2.  Low memory usage
  3.  Load balancing
  4.  HTTPS Support
  5.  HTTP server
  6.  Modular System
  7.  Portable
  8.  Modules
  9.  Multicast RTP streaming

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  • BIGLINUX, kisslike and thejfex liked nginx
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  • FredJudru reviewed nginx  
    5 months ago

    It's very powerful and can fulfil all your server needs. However, it can become overly complicated when using plugins and there are paywalled features available only to enterprise. If you're comfortable in C then you'll be able to extend it but if you prefer to right Go then Caddy might be a better option for building upon.

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nginx information

  • Developed by

    Igor Sysoev
  • Licensing

    Open Source (BSD-2-Clause) and Free product.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.7
  • Alternatives

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  • Supported Languages

    • English

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Our users have written 4 comments and reviews about nginx, and it has gotten 310 likes

nginx was added to AlternativeTo by zero00072 on Mar 4, 2010 and this page was last updated May 2, 2023.

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FredJudru
  
Top positive commentSep 23, 2024

It's very powerful and can fulfil all your server needs. However, it can become overly complicated when using plugins and there are paywalled features available only to enterprise. If you're comfortable in C then you'll be able to extend it but if you prefer to right Go then Caddy might be a better option for building upon.

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Mike
  
Positive commentAug 4, 2023

Almost indispensable for small equipment budgets.

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crazypens30
CommentMar 29, 2019

Welcome to nginx!

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jacotoledo
  
Positive commentDec 24, 2015

A little different to install than apache but it runs so much faster, I added SSL with ease here is how I did it.

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What is 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).

Basic HTTP server features

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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