Nginx

nginx

Developer(s)	Igor Sysoev
Stable release	0.6.32 / July 7, 2008
Preview release	0.7.16 / Sep 08, 2008
Repository	hg.nginx.org/nginx
Operating system	Unix-like
Type	Web server
License	BSD-like
Website	http://www.nginx.net/ http://www.nginx.ru

nginx (pronounced "engine X") is a lightweight web server/reverse proxy and e-mail (IMAP/POP3) proxy, licensed under a BSD-like license.

Users

Originally, nginx was developed to fill the needs of various websites run by Rambler. According to the September 2008 Netcraft survey, nginx is now used on 2,562,554 domains, making it the fifth most popular web server. Large sites that use nginx include:

• hulu
• WordPress.com
• Kongregate
• Penny-Arcade
• Gawab
• 4chan
• Plurk
• Gravatar
• YouPorn

In addition, Zimbra includes nginx as POP3 and IMAP proxy/router .

Basic HTTP features

• Handling of static files, index files and auto-indexing
• Reverse proxy without caching, load balancing, and fault tolerance
• SSL support
• FastCGI support
• Name- and IP-based virtual servers
• FLV streaming
• Web page access authentication

Mail proxy features

• POP3 and IMAP proxy
• STARTTLS support
• SSL support

It is known to be able to run on UNIX, Linux, BSD variants, Mac OS X, Solaris, and Microsoft Windows (using Cygwin).

See also

• Comparison of web servers

External links

• http://www.nginx.net/
• Nginx English wiki
• Nginx "HOW TO" - Fast and Secure Web Server with fully working examples and explanations.
• Nginx for Windows (win32 works on: Vista, XP, 2000) stand-alone windows version; Cygwin library is included