diff --git a/guide/english/nginx/index.md b/guide/english/nginx/index.md index 3694c333c0..3bb723a8d8 100644 --- a/guide/english/nginx/index.md +++ b/guide/english/nginx/index.md @@ -5,10 +5,15 @@ title: Nginx # Nginx ## Introduction +Nginx is an open source web server for reverse proxying, caching, load balancing, media streaming, and other uses. It was initially created by Igor Sysoev in 1999 to solve the C10K problem which was about having network sockets handle a large number of clients simultaneously. Basically C10K means concurrently handling 10,000 connections. Nginx was built to be a fast, high performance server and is used by millions of websites and big name companies like Airbnb, Dropbox, Netflix, and Tumblr use it. + +Nginx offers a different option than using Apache or other web servers and claims to be able to serve 10x more requests per server compared to Apache. + +#### Additional Details - Nginx is a web server which can also be used as a reverse proxy, load balancer and HTTP cache. - It is one of the most popular web servers in use and is responsible for hosting some of the largest and highest-traffic sites on the internet. - It is proven to be lighter on resources than httpd/Apache. -- Nginx is free and open-source software, first released in 2004. +- Nginx is free and open-source software ## Installation @@ -60,8 +65,9 @@ $ sudo systemctl start nginx # will start the server - Default location for nginx logs. - -#### More Information -[An Introduction to NGINX for Developers](https://medium.freecodecamp.org/an-introduction-to-nginx-for-developers-62179b6a458f) -[Nginx tutorial](https://www.netguru.co/codestories/nginx-tutorial-basics-concepts) -[Links to top tutorials](https://medium.com/quick-code/top-tutorials-to-learn-nginx-for-web-server-dc8638c48fae) +## More Information +- [An Introduction to NGINX for Developers](https://medium.freecodecamp.org/an-introduction-to-nginx-for-developers-62179b6a458f) +- [Nginx tutorial](https://www.netguru.co/codestories/nginx-tutorial-basics-concepts) +- [Links to top tutorials](https://medium.com/quick-code/top-tutorials-to-learn-nginx-for-web-server-dc8638c48fae) +- [Hosting Static Websites Using Nginx](https://medium.com/@jgefroh/a-guide-to-using-nginx-for-static-websites-d96a9d034940) +- [Nginx Documentation](https://docs.nginx.com/)