What is Nginx and why should I use it? High level overview of why your current web server sucks (RAM) and what Nginx can do to make that better.

1. NGINX
TOPIC
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
NAME TWITTER
ERIC MARDEN @XENTEK
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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. 5.99%
7%
nginx 14%
50%
useage stats
23%
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
Monday, September 28, 2009