Nginx

Nginx, stylized as NGINX, nginx or NginX, is a web server that can also be used as a reverse proxy, load balancer, mail proxy and HTTP cache. The software was created by Igor Sysoev and publicly released in 2004. Nginx is free and open-source software.

  • Enable HTTP/3 in NGINX [With Explanations]

    Enable HTTP/3 in NGINX [With Explanations]

    HTTP/3 is the latest and most up-to-date version of the HTTP, designed to improve upon the limitations and performance issues of its predecessors, HTTP/1, HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/2. Built on the QUIC (Quick UDP Internet Connections)…

  • NGINX [1.25.1][warn] the Listen HTTP2 Directive Is Deprecated, Use the HTTP2 Directive Instead

    NGINX [1.25.1][warn] the Listen HTTP2 Directive Is Deprecated, Use the HTTP2 Directive Instead

    Just updated a server which upgraded nginx to 1.25.1 and while checking the status of nginx web server the following message is popping up for my all server directives. It says: The “listen…http2” directive is…

  • Installing Nginx from source on Debian

    Installing Nginx from source on Debian

    Installing Nginx on Debian is easy, but that may be outdated. Since Debian is stable Linux distribution, we cannot blame them for this. That’s why we are going to install Nginx from source on Debian.…

  • How to install Nginx on Fedora?

    How to install Nginx on Fedora?

    Nginx is an open-source web server (free HTTP Server software), in addition to its HTTP Server capabilities, it can also function as a Proxy Server for email (IMAP, POP3, and SMTP) and a Reverse Proxy…

  • Optimize NGINX for High-Traffic Websites

    Optimize NGINX for High-Traffic Websites

    Nginx is the most famous and widely used web server application for websites today. For static websites, Nginx is no less than a boon, while for dynamic websites it serves the need of a most…

  • How To Redirect 404 to the Homepage in Nginx?

    How To Redirect 404 to the Homepage in Nginx?

    When a requested URL is not available or not found, it’s advisable to redirect them to another URL or to a homepage that’s user-friendly. Nginx web server allows us to redirect off such 404 error…

  • How to fix “Specify a Vary: Accept-Encoding Header” warning?

    While optimizing your website for website performance using tools (ex. GTmetrix), you’ll run into a “specify a vary: accept-encoding header” warning. What exactly does this mean? How can we fix this? In this tutorial, we’ll…

  • How to fix “No Input File Specified” error?

    In a web server, let it be Apache or Nginx, if rewrite rules unable to touch the index file or root file, it shows an error of no input file specified. To fix this error…

  • How to cache static content on Nginx?

    How to cache static content on Nginx?

    Here in this post I’ll show you how to cache static content or files on Nginx. If you are not caching static content yet, tune it now, you’ll gain more speed just doing it. I’m…

  • Default NGINX Configuration

    Default NGINX Configuration

    Nginx configuration file located at /etc/nginx/nginx.conf has everything that makes a server flies or sinks. Below we have explained what each directive does. Let’s take a look and fine-tune your settings: Before we hit to…

  • How To Fix 403 Forbidden in Nginx?

    How To Fix 403 Forbidden in Nginx?

    What does “403 forbidden” in Nginx mean? 403 forbidden in the Nginx web server means “a requested resource could not be served”. It could be intentional or unintentional. It is not en error but an…

  • How to Configure FastCGI Cache with Nginx?

    How to Configure FastCGI Cache with Nginx?

    Nginx has obtained traction from webmasters due to its low-resource and high-performance feature. Although the default configuration of Nginx is already optimized for all the basic workloads; still you can take it to the next…