What is Nginx? #4907
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Nginx (pronounced "Engine-X") is a high-performance web server that can also act as: Reverse Proxy It is widely used in production environments because it efficiently handles many concurrent connections. Example ↓ Nginx ↓ Node.js Application Users connect to Nginx instead of directly to the backend. Advantages |
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Nginx (pronounced "Engine-X") is a high-performance web server that can also act as:
Reverse Proxy
Load Balancer
HTTP Cache
API Gateway
It is widely used in production environments because it efficiently handles many concurrent connections.
Example
Client
↓
Nginx
↓
Node.js Application
Users connect to Nginx instead of directly to the backend.
Advantages
Fast
Lightweight
SSL termination
Static file serving
Reverse proxy support