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Description

nginx [engine x] is an HTTP and reverse proxy server, a mail proxy server, and a generic TCP/UDP proxy server, originally written by Igor Sysoev. For a long time, it has been running on many heavily loaded Russian sites including Yandex, Mail.Ru, VK, and Rambler. According to Netcraft, nginx served or proxied 27.90% busiest sites in July 2016. Here are some of the success stories: Netflix, Wordpress.com, FastMail.FM.

Code Quality Rank: L1
Programming language: C
License: BSD 2-clause "Simplified" License
Tags: Web    
Latest version: v1.19.0

Nginx alternatives and similar tools

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  • Caddy

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  • envoy

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  • Apache

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  • uWSGI

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  • Squid

    6.3 9.1 L1 Nginx VS Squid
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  • Algernon

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  • Cherokee

    Cherokee Web Server
  • Lighttpd

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  • Hiawatha

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  • Varnish

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