Nginx is a web and proxy server. Note that questions on the use and configuration of server software may be off-topic and subject to closure if they do not directly involve a programming context. Other Stack Exchange sites such as Super User, Server Fault, or Webmasters may be more appropriate places to ask such questions.
Nginx ("engine x") is a lightweight and high-performance HTTP server, reverse-proxy and mail-proxy, released under a BSD-like license.
From the nginx wiki:
Nginx is a free, open-source, high-performance HTTP server and reverse proxy, as well as an IMAP/POP3 proxy server. Igor Sysoev started development of Nginx in 2002, with the first public release in 2004. Nginx now hosts nearly 12.18% (22.2M) of active sites across all domains. Nginx is known for its high performance, stability, rich feature set, simple configuration, and low resource consumption.
Resources:
- Official documentation
- Documentation on the nginx wiki
- Third-party modules
- Freenode IRC Channel #nginx
Useful Links
Talks
- NGINX Conference 2017 Videos
- NGINX Conference 2016 Videos
- NGINX Conference 2015 Videos
- NGINX Conference 2014 Videos
- NGINX Conference
- NGINX User Summit 2014 - Lightning talks
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