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Nginx - Tips and Tricks.
Submitted May 18, 2012
Section: Performance Tuning
Technical level: Beginner
Session type: Discussion
Nginx is the second most popular webserver after apache. Its known for its light memory footprint and nimble proxy/loadbalancing features. The objective is to discuss some useful and interesting features of nginx which can be used very effectively in a high volume production environment.
Outline
Some cool features:
- Header based controls
- Beacons using empty_gif module
- Rate limiting features
- Third party modules
- Nginx status
Can touch upon Nginx module development if time permits.
Requirements
Basic understanding of webservers
Speaker bio
Developer at Adiquity. (A product of Guruji.com). Geek at heart.
Adiquity is a mobile ads platform that serves around 5K req/per sec with nginx and other high performance tools.
Links
Slides
http://www.slideshare.net/tuxtoti/nginx-tips-and-tricks-13087831
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