nginx

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nginx
Developed by	Igor Sysoev
Latest release	0.7.1 / May 26, 2008
OS	Cross-platform
Genre	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.

Contents 1 Users 2 Basic HTTP features 3 Mail proxy features 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Users

Originally, nginx was developed to fill the needs of various websites run by Rambler. According to the June 2008 Netcraft survey, nginx is now used on 2,125,160 domains, making it the 4th most popular web server. Large sites that use nginx include:

• hulu [1]
• WordPress.com [2]
• Kongregate [3]
• SongMeanings [4]
• Penny-Arcade [5]

In addition, Zimbra includes nginx as POP3 and IMAP proxy/router[6].

[edit] 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

[edit] 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, Cygwin, and Solaris.

[edit] See also

• Comparison of web servers

[edit] 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 (32-bit version: 2000, XP, Vista) proof-of-concept development version