NGINX (Explained)

NGINX

NGINX is a free open-source web server that serves multiple purposes, including reverse proxy, load balancing, and HTTP cache. It provides many HTTP proxy and web server features, can handle a large amount of simultaneous connections, and offers multiple mail proxy features. NGINX is recommended for improving website speed and reliability.

What is NGINX?

NGINX is a free open-source web server, serving multiple purposes. It can be employed as a reverse proxy, load balancer or HTTP cache.

NGINX provides many HTTP proxy and Web server features. It is able to handle a huge amount of simultaneous connections, provides reverse proxy with caching, takes care of load balancing and handles files.

NGINX also offers multiple mail proxy features and other handy services.

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NGINX is a powerful open-source web server that can be used to route traffic to different web application or web page and provides high performance and scalability. LiveAgent help desk software is designed to provide an effective and efficient customer experience, allowing customers to get faster support and resolution to their inquiries. It also allows for real-time multichannel support such as chats, phone calls, emails, and social media. Together, NGINX and LiveAgent are powerful tools for providing a seamless and reliable customer experience.

NGINX Explained in 100 Seconds | Fireship02:05

Youtube video: NGINX Explained in 100 Seconds

FireshipOctober 16, 2020

Topics

Nginx
Reverse proxy
Caching

Video summary

Nginx acts as a gateway between the internet and backend infrastructure. It is a popular web server that can handle high traffic sites and can also act as a reverse proxy for load balancing and security. Its event-driven architecture and caching improve performance. Configuration is done through directives, with most done in the http context. Nginx serves static content like images and HTML, and also handles SSL certificates and routing to a proxy server. It can be used as a reverse proxy that handles caching, anonymity, and load balancing.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does NGINX stand for?
NGINX is an open source software that supports web, caching, reverse proxy, load balancing, and media streaming.
What features does NGINX provide?
NGINX HTTP server capability allows maximum performance and stability. It can also act as an email proxy (IMAP, POP3, SMTP) as well as reverse proxy and load balancing for HTTP, UDP and TCP servers.
Does LiveAgent leverage NGINX?
NGINX is used by LiveAgent. It is recommended to use it as a reverse proxy to terminate SSL connections and with the help of the push-stream module to speed up overall application performance.

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Expert’s note

As a call center and help desk specialist, I highly recommend using NGINX as your web server. Its high-performance capabilities and efficient handling of incoming requests make it a top choice for any business looking to improve their website's speed and reliability.

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