A media server refers to a software application or host that delivers video and audio content to clients that request it.
10 Tips for 10x Application Performance
Improve web app performance by 10x using NGINX features such as our reverse proxy server, high availability load balancer, content cache, HTTP/2, and more.
nginScript: Why Are We Creating Our Own JavaScript Implementation?
Learn about nginScript, a high-performance JavaScript runtime that aligns with the architecture and performance requirements of NGINX
Launching nginScript and Looking Ahead
Learn about nginScript, a high-performance JavaScript runtime for NGINX that helps you make your applications more stable, secure, and scalable
NGINX Open Source 1.9.5 Released with HTTP/2 Support
Learn about HTTP/2 support introduced in version 1.9.5 of NGINX Open Source.
What Is an Application Server vs. a Web Server?
A web server fulfills requests from clients exclusively in HTTP, while an application server provides business logic to clients and is not limited to HTTP.
Scaling Microservices with NGINX, Docker, and Mesos
Learn how NGINX integrates with Docker and Mesos to help you design scalable architectures for microservices in the cloud.
Building an HTTP Request Router with NGINX and Lua
Explore how Shopify uses NGINX and Lua to achieve high performance with minimum latency and maximum resiliency.
Announcing an Early Alpha Patch for HTTP/2
This blog post provides an overview of an early alpha patch to enable HTTP/2 support in NGINX. Installation instructions are also provided.
Using New Debugging Features to Probe NGINX Internals
Learn how to use GDB to probe NGINX internals – you can write the debug log in memory and dump the active NGINX configuration