What is NGINX?
NGINX™ is a high performance edge web server with the lowest memory footprint and the key features to build modern and efficient web infrastructure.
Today NGINX is the 2nd most popular open source web server on the Internet.
NGINX functionality includes HTTP server, HTTP and mail reverse proxy, caching, load balancing, compression, request throttling, connection multiplexing and reuse, SSL offload and HTTP media streaming.
Dev updatesMoreJan 16, 2012
nginx-1.1.13 development version releasedDec 15, 2011
nginx-1.0.11 stable version releasedDec 12, 2011
nginx-1.1.11 development version releasedNov 30, 2011
nginx-1.1.10 development version releasedBugfix for Linux AIO crash appeared in 1.1.9Nov 28, 2011
nginx-1.1.9 development version releasedNov 15, 2011
nginx-1.0.10 stable version releasedSecurity bugfix for remote worker crash |
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News & PressMoreJan 20, 2012 | Software Quality Connection
NGINX: The Faster Web Server AlternativeThis formerly obscure Web server is gaining popularity with businesses. NGINX is now the new number two Web server, largely because it promises a fast, light, open-source alternative to Apache. Jan 11, 2012 | Nginx, Inc.
NGINX's Igor Sysoev Wins 2012 Cloud Award for Developer of the YearToday, open source web developer NGINX announced that Igor Sysoev, co-founder and author of its widely used edge web server, has been named Developer of the Year for the inaugural 2012 Cloud Awards. Jan 09, 2012 | CMSWire
Open Source Web Server nginx Passes IIS in PopularityThe web server market has been stable for ages. Year after year, open source darling Apache HTTP server takes first place by an impressive margin and Microsoft's Internet Information Server (IIS) takes the silver. Well, it looks like things are changing. Jan 06, 2012 | ZDNet
NGINX takes 2nd place in Web Servers from Microsoft IISApache remains the top Web server, but open-source NGINX has just taken second place from Microsoft's Internet Information Services. |
