Nginx

A quick guide to the Nginx Stream module.

Nginx is renowned for its efficiency and versatility in serving web content. However, optimizing its configuration is crucial to ensure optimal performance. This log outlines key techniques to optimize Nginx configuration for enhanced performance.

Combining page caching in Rails with Nginx’s memory caching capabilities can greatly enhance the performance and scalability of web applications. In this guide, we’ll demonstrate how to implement page caching in a Rails application and configure Nginx with memory caching to further optimize performance.

In modern web application environments, load balancing plays a critical role in distributing traffic across multiple servers to ensure optimal performance, reliability, and scalability. Load balancing techniques and tools are deployed at various network layers, each with its own set of advantages and disadvantages. In this article, we’ll explore different types of load balancing at different network layers and provide examples.

In the realm of web servers, accurate logging of client IP addresses is crucial for security, analytics, and compliance purposes. However, when Nginx is deployed behind a reverse proxy, load balancer, or CDN, the IP addresses logged may not reflect the actual client IP addresses. This is where the Nginx Real IP module comes into play.