Images nginx (engine-x)¶
Short Description¶
Official build of Nginx.
What is nginx ?¶
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Nginx (pronounced “engine-x”) is an:
open source reverse proxy server for HTTP, HTTPS, SMTP, POP3, and IMAP protocols,
as well as a load balancer, HTTP cache,
and a web server (origin server).
The nginx project started with a strong focus on high concurrency, high performance and low memory usage.
It is licensed under the 2-clause BSD-like license and it runs on Linux, BSD variants, Mac OS X, Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, as well as on other nix flavors.
It also has a proof of concept port for Microsoft Windows.
A large fraction of web servers use NGINX often as a load balancer.