Learn about HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol), the primary mechanism for information exchange across the Internet
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What Is Progressive Download?
Learn how progressive download of video enables playback to begin almost immediately, improving the user experience, at NGINX
What Is Caching?
Learn how caching (local storage of frequently requested information) improves page load speed and performance, at NGINX
What Is Web Acceleration?
Learn how web acceleration techniques like caching and compression speed up content delivery and improve the user experience
What Is a Web Server?
A web server delivers content for a website to a client that requests it, like a web browser. A web server communicates with a web browser using HTTP.
What Is a Reverse Proxy Server?
Discover the difference between reverse proxy and proxy server, and learn how NGINX provides reverse proxy functionality for load balancing, web acceleration
What Is Session Persistence?
Learn how session persistence improves user experience by directing related requests from a client to the same backend server
What Is Load Balancing?
Learn how load balancing improves network, server, and app performance. Get help with session persistence and dynamic configuration.
What Is High Availability?
Learn a load balancer can help keep your website accessible to customers all day, every day, at NGINX
What Is Application Delivery?
Learn what application delivery is, and how application delivery controllers can help you get maximum efficiency and positive user experience