nginx-resources/README.md

# Nginx Resources

A growing collection of resources covering Nginx, Nginx + Lua, OpenResty and Tengine. 

This list is maintained by [Frederic Cambus](http://www.cambus.net). For updates and/or suggestions, follow me on Twitter : [@fcambus](https://twitter.com/fcambus)

## Understanding Nginx

- [History of Nginx](http://nginx.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Infographic_History-of-Nginx_FulI_20141101.png)
- [Understanding Nginx versioning](http://nginx.com/blog/nginx-1-6-1-7-released/)
- [Interview with creator of NGINX Igor Sysoev](http://www.webhostingskills.com/open_source/articles/interview_with_creator_of_nginx_igor_sysoev/) ([Better traduction](https://mindend.com/index.php/interview-with-the-creator-of-nginx/))
- [Interview with Igor Sysoev, author of Apache's competitor NGINX](http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/interview_igor_sysoev_author_apaches_competitor_nginx)
- [The case for Nginx in front of application servers](http://www.cambus.net/the-case-for-nginx-in-front-of-application-servers/)

## Nginx Configuration 

- [Beginner's Guide](http://nginx.org/en/docs/beginners_guide.html)
- [Alphabetical index of variables](http://nginx.org/en/docs/varindex.html)
- [Nginx Pitfalls](http://wiki.nginx.org/Pitfalls)
- [Nginx Secure Web Server with HTTP, HTTPS SSL and Reverse Proxy Examples](https://calomel.org/nginx.html)
- [Useful Rewrites for Nginx ](https://blog.engineyard.com/2011/useful-rewrites-for-nginx/)
- [Nginx Configuration Primer](http://blog.martinfjordvald.com/2010/07/nginx-primer/)
- [Nginx Primer 2: From Apache to Nginx](http://blog.martinfjordvald.com/2011/02/nginx-primer-2-from-apache-to-nginx/)
- [Understanding the Nginx Configuration Inheritance Model](http://blog.martinfjordvald.com/2012/08/understanding-the-nginx-configuration-inheritance-model/)
- [Nginx HTTP server boilerplate configs](https://github.com/h5bp/server-configs-nginx)
- [Nginx Boilerplate - Configuration template and a set of handy must-have snippets](https://github.com/Umkus/nginx-boilerplate)
- [Cranking Nginx to 11](https://speakerdeck.com/helgi/cranking-nginx-to-11)
- [Nginx and PHP, match made in heaven](https://speakerdeck.com/helgi/nginx-and-php-match-made-in-heaven)

## Nginx tutorials

- [NGINX and NGINX Plus Admin Guide](http://nginx.com/resources/admin-guide/)
- [agentzh's Nginx Tutorials](http://openresty.org/download/agentzh-nginx-tutorials-en.html) ([Source](https://github.com/openresty/nginx-tutorials))
- [Introduction to nginx.conf scripting](http://agentzh.org/misc/slides/nginx-conf-scripting/nginx-conf-scripting.html)
- [Load Balancing with NGINX and NGINX Plus](http://nginx.com/blog/load-balancing-with-nginx-plus/) ([Part 2](http://nginx.com/blog/load-balancing-with-nginx-plus-part2/))
- [Optimizing Nginx for High Traffic Loads](http://blog.martinfjordvald.com/2011/04/optimizing-nginx-for-high-traffic-loads/)
- [Nginx Load Balancing Basics](http://blog.jsdelivr.com/2013/01/nginx-load-balancing-basics.html)
- [NGINX as a WebSockets Proxy](http://nginx.com/blog/websocket-nginx/)
- [HTTP Keepalive Connections and Web Performance ](http://nginx.com/blog/http-keepalives-and-web-performance/)
- [CORS on Nginx](http://enable-cors.org/server_nginx.html)
- [Using NGINX As An Intelligent Proxy & Web Server](https://docs.apitools.com/blog/2014/06/10/using-nginx-as-an-intelligent-proxy-web-server.html)
- [Serving precompressed content with Nginx and Zopfli](http://www.cambus.net/serving-precompressed-content-with-nginx-and-zopfli/)
- [Nginx on FreeBSD](http://www.cambus.net/nginx-on-freebsd/)

## Nginx architecture

- [The Architecture of Open Source Applications (Volume 2): nginx](http://aosabook.org/en/nginx.html)
- [Nginx Guts - Shedding light on Nginx internals](http://www.nginxguts.com/category/nginx/)
- [Nginx discovery journey](http://www.nginx-discovery.com/)
- [Nginx Internals](http://www.slideshare.net/joshzhu/nginx-internals)

## Modules development

- [Guide to Nginx Module Development](http://www.evanmiller.org/nginx-modules-guide.html)
- [Advanced Topics In Nginx Module Development](http://www.evanmiller.org/nginx-modules-guide-advanced.html)
- [Developing Nginx Modules](http://www.airpair.com/nginx/extending-nginx-tutorial)

## SSL / TLS

- [Optimizing NGINX TLS Time To First Byte (TTTFB)](https://www.igvita.com/2013/12/16/optimizing-nginx-tls-time-to-first-byte/)
- [SSL session caching in Nginx](http://www.hezmatt.org/~mpalmer/blog/2011/06/28/ssl-session-caching-in-nginx.html)
- [SSL/TLS & Perfect Forward Secrecy](http://vincent.bernat.im/en/blog/2011-ssl-perfect-forward-secrecy.html)
- [Configuring Apache, Nginx, and OpenSSL for Forward Secrecy](http://blog.ivanristic.com/2013/08/configuring-apache-nginx-and-openssl-for-forward-secrecy.html)
- [Getting an A+ on Qualy's SSL Labs Tester](https://sethvargo.com/getting-an-a-plus-on-qualys-ssl-labs-tester/)

## Nginx Conferences and Summits

- [NGINX Conference 2014](http://nginx.com/nginxconf/)
- [NGINX Conference 2014 Videos](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGz_X9w9raXewvc6tjIGGFZ6DBKHEld3k)
- [NGINX User Summit 2014 - Lightning talks](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGz_X9w9raXfTnRnI6Xl0LMhAKoTVVZv8)

## Nginx and APIs

- [Telize is a JSON IP and GeoIP REST API (IP Geolocation) built on Nginx and Lua](http://www.telize.com)
- [GIN JSON-API framework](http://gin.io/)
- [Outbound API rate limits: the nginx way](http://codetunes.com/2011/07/26/outbound-api-rate-limits-the-nginx-way)
- [Using Nginx to comply with a third-party API's rate limits](http://vitobotta.com/nginx-proxy-comply-api-rate-limits/)
- [Simple API with Nginx and PostgreSQL](http://rny.io/nginx/postgresql/2013/07/26/simple-api-with-nginx-and-postgresql.html)

## Nginx Hacks

- [Nginx JSON hacks](http://www.gabrielweinberg.com/blog/2011/07/nginx-json-hacks.html)
- [Using Environment Variables In Nginx.conf](https://docs.apitools.com/blog/2014/07/02/using-environment-variables-in-nginx-conf.html)
- [JSONP Proxy - Get JSONP from APIs not supporting it natively](https://github.com/fcambus/jsonp-proxy)
- [Log rotation directly within Nginx configuration file](http://www.cambus.net/log-rotation-directly-within-nginx-configuration-file/)

## Nginx tips

- [A/B testing using ngx_http_split_clients_module](https://twitter.com/maximkonovalov/statuses/354907254216065024)
- [Logging $tcpinfo_rtt to measure typical RTT](https://twitter.com/maximkonovalov/statuses/352436564934148096)

## Nginx + Lua

- [Nginx, Lua, and beyond](http://agentzh.org/misc/slides/nginx-lua-and-beyond.pdf)
- [Pushing Nginx to its limit with Lua](http://blog.cloudflare.com/pushing-nginx-to-its-limit-with-lua/)
- [Scripting Nginx with Lua](http://www.londonlua.org/scripting_nginx_with_lua/)
- [Augmenting APIs with Nginx and Lua](http://tech.3scale.net/2013/01/09/augment-your-api-without-touching-it/)
- [Adding OAuth Support to Nginx via Lua](http://chairnerd.seatgeek.com/oauth-support-for-nginx-with-lua/)
- [Scripting libdrizzle with Lua inside Nginx](http://agentzh.org/misc/slides/libdrizzle-lua-nginx.pdf)
- [Nginx and Lua](http://devblog.mixlr.com/2012/09/01/nginx-lua/)
- [Writing an Nginx authentication module in Lua](http://www.stavros.io/posts/writing-an-nginx-authentication-module-in-lua/)
- [Scaling TextRazor in the Cloud with Nginx and Lua](http://www.textrazor.com/blog/2013/03/scaling-textrazor-in-the-cloud-with-nginx-and-lua.html)

## OpenResty

- [OpenResty  a fast web app server by extending nginx ](http://openresty.org/)
- [Lapis - A web framework for Lua or MoonScript powered by OpenResty](http://leafo.net/lapis/)
- [Nginx image processing server with OpenResty and Lua](http://leafo.net/posts/creating_an_image_server.html)
- [A small router for Openresty](https://docs.apitools.com/blog/2014/04/24/a-small-router-for-openresty.html)
- [Building an OpenResty events server](https://github.com/cagerton/dropthat/)

## Tengine

- [Tengine Web Server ](http://tengine.taobao.org)
- [Difference between OpenResty and Tengine](https://github.com/openresty/ngx_openresty/issues/54)
Initial commit 2014-11-29 10:18:21 -05:00			`# Nginx Resources`

			`A growing collection of resources covering Nginx, Nginx + Lua, OpenResty and Tengine.`

			`This list is maintained by [Frederic Cambus](http://www.cambus.net). For updates and/or suggestions, follow me on Twitter : [@fcambus](https://twitter.com/fcambus)`

Adding "Understanding Nginx" resources 2014-12-27 05:17:36 -05:00			`## Understanding Nginx`

			`- [History of Nginx](http://nginx.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Infographic_History-of-Nginx_FulI_20141101.png)`
			`- [Understanding Nginx versioning](http://nginx.com/blog/nginx-1-6-1-7-released/)`
Moving interviews to "Understanding Nginx" 2014-12-27 05:19:42 -05:00			`- [Interview with creator of NGINX Igor Sysoev](http://www.webhostingskills.com/open_source/articles/interview_with_creator_of_nginx_igor_sysoev/) ([Better traduction](https://mindend.com/index.php/interview-with-the-creator-of-nginx/))`
			`- [Interview with Igor Sysoev, author of Apache's competitor NGINX](http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/interview_igor_sysoev_author_apaches_competitor_nginx)`
Adding "Understanding Nginx" resources 2014-12-27 05:17:36 -05:00			`- [The case for Nginx in front of application servers](http://www.cambus.net/the-case-for-nginx-in-front-of-application-servers/)`

Adding "Nginx Configuration" resources 2014-12-27 04:20:58 -05:00			`## Nginx Configuration`

			`- [Beginner's Guide](http://nginx.org/en/docs/beginners_guide.html)`
			`- [Alphabetical index of variables](http://nginx.org/en/docs/varindex.html)`
			`- [Nginx Pitfalls](http://wiki.nginx.org/Pitfalls)`
			`- [Nginx Secure Web Server with HTTP, HTTPS SSL and Reverse Proxy Examples](https://calomel.org/nginx.html)`
			`- [Useful Rewrites for Nginx ](https://blog.engineyard.com/2011/useful-rewrites-for-nginx/)`
			`- [Nginx Configuration Primer](http://blog.martinfjordvald.com/2010/07/nginx-primer/)`
			`- [Nginx Primer 2: From Apache to Nginx](http://blog.martinfjordvald.com/2011/02/nginx-primer-2-from-apache-to-nginx/)`
			`- [Understanding the Nginx Configuration Inheritance Model](http://blog.martinfjordvald.com/2012/08/understanding-the-nginx-configuration-inheritance-model/)`
			`- [Nginx HTTP server boilerplate configs](https://github.com/h5bp/server-configs-nginx)`
			`- [Nginx Boilerplate - Configuration template and a set of handy must-have snippets](https://github.com/Umkus/nginx-boilerplate)`
Adding a few more resources 2014-12-27 05:23:17 -05:00			`- [Cranking Nginx to 11](https://speakerdeck.com/helgi/cranking-nginx-to-11)`
			`- [Nginx and PHP, match made in heaven](https://speakerdeck.com/helgi/nginx-and-php-match-made-in-heaven)`
Adding "Nginx Configuration" resources 2014-12-27 04:20:58 -05:00
Adding Nginx tutorials 2014-12-27 04:31:28 -05:00			`## Nginx tutorials`

			`- [NGINX and NGINX Plus Admin Guide](http://nginx.com/resources/admin-guide/)`
			`- [agentzh's Nginx Tutorials](http://openresty.org/download/agentzh-nginx-tutorials-en.html) ([Source](https://github.com/openresty/nginx-tutorials))`
			`- [Introduction to nginx.conf scripting](http://agentzh.org/misc/slides/nginx-conf-scripting/nginx-conf-scripting.html)`
			`- [Load Balancing with NGINX and NGINX Plus](http://nginx.com/blog/load-balancing-with-nginx-plus/) ([Part 2](http://nginx.com/blog/load-balancing-with-nginx-plus-part2/))`
			`- [Optimizing Nginx for High Traffic Loads](http://blog.martinfjordvald.com/2011/04/optimizing-nginx-for-high-traffic-loads/)`
			`- [Nginx Load Balancing Basics](http://blog.jsdelivr.com/2013/01/nginx-load-balancing-basics.html)`
			`- [NGINX as a WebSockets Proxy](http://nginx.com/blog/websocket-nginx/)`
			`- [HTTP Keepalive Connections and Web Performance ](http://nginx.com/blog/http-keepalives-and-web-performance/)`
			`- [CORS on Nginx](http://enable-cors.org/server_nginx.html)`
			`- [Using NGINX As An Intelligent Proxy & Web Server](https://docs.apitools.com/blog/2014/06/10/using-nginx-as-an-intelligent-proxy-web-server.html)`
			`- [Serving precompressed content with Nginx and Zopfli](http://www.cambus.net/serving-precompressed-content-with-nginx-and-zopfli/)`
Adding a few more resources 2014-12-27 05:23:17 -05:00			`- [Nginx on FreeBSD](http://www.cambus.net/nginx-on-freebsd/)`
Adding Nginx tutorials 2014-12-27 04:31:28 -05:00
Adding "Nginx architecture" resources 2014-11-29 10:29:19 -05:00			`## Nginx architecture`

			`- [The Architecture of Open Source Applications (Volume 2): nginx](http://aosabook.org/en/nginx.html)`
Adding new "Nginx + Lua" resources 2014-12-27 04:14:49 -05:00			`- [Nginx Guts - Shedding light on Nginx internals](http://www.nginxguts.com/category/nginx/)`
Adding "Nginx architecture" resources 2014-11-29 10:29:19 -05:00			`- [Nginx discovery journey](http://www.nginx-discovery.com/)`
Adding "Nginx Internals" slides 2014-12-06 17:36:48 -05:00			`- [Nginx Internals](http://www.slideshare.net/joshzhu/nginx-internals)`
Adding "Nginx architecture" resources 2014-11-29 10:29:19 -05:00
Adding "Modules development" resources 2014-11-29 10:30:17 -05:00			`## Modules development`

			`- [Guide to Nginx Module Development](http://www.evanmiller.org/nginx-modules-guide.html)`
			`- [Advanced Topics In Nginx Module Development](http://www.evanmiller.org/nginx-modules-guide-advanced.html)`
			`- [Developing Nginx Modules](http://www.airpair.com/nginx/extending-nginx-tutorial)`

Adding "SSL / TLS" resources 2014-12-06 17:40:47 -05:00			`## SSL / TLS`

			`- [Optimizing NGINX TLS Time To First Byte (TTTFB)](https://www.igvita.com/2013/12/16/optimizing-nginx-tls-time-to-first-byte/)`
			`- [SSL session caching in Nginx](http://www.hezmatt.org/~mpalmer/blog/2011/06/28/ssl-session-caching-in-nginx.html)`
Adding new "SSL / TLS" resources 2014-12-27 04:25:20 -05:00			`- [SSL/TLS & Perfect Forward Secrecy](http://vincent.bernat.im/en/blog/2011-ssl-perfect-forward-secrecy.html)`
			`- [Configuring Apache, Nginx, and OpenSSL for Forward Secrecy](http://blog.ivanristic.com/2013/08/configuring-apache-nginx-and-openssl-for-forward-secrecy.html)`
			`- [Getting an A+ on Qualy's SSL Labs Tester](https://sethvargo.com/getting-an-a-plus-on-qualys-ssl-labs-tester/)`
Adding "SSL / TLS" resources 2014-12-06 17:40:47 -05:00
Adding links to playlists for conference videos 2014-12-27 05:30:22 -05:00			`## Nginx Conferences and Summits`
Adding "Nginx Conference 2014" resources 2014-11-29 10:42:59 -05:00
			`- [NGINX Conference 2014](http://nginx.com/nginxconf/)`
Adding links to playlists for conference videos 2014-12-27 05:30:22 -05:00			`- [NGINX Conference 2014 Videos](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGz_X9w9raXewvc6tjIGGFZ6DBKHEld3k)`
			`- [NGINX User Summit 2014 - Lightning talks](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGz_X9w9raXfTnRnI6Xl0LMhAKoTVVZv8)`
Adding "Nginx Conference 2014" resources 2014-11-29 10:42:59 -05:00
Adding "Nginx and APIs" resources 2014-12-06 17:57:08 -05:00			`## Nginx and APIs`

			`- [Telize is a JSON IP and GeoIP REST API (IP Geolocation) built on Nginx and Lua](http://www.telize.com)`
			`- [GIN JSON-API framework](http://gin.io/)`
			`- [Outbound API rate limits: the nginx way](http://codetunes.com/2011/07/26/outbound-api-rate-limits-the-nginx-way)`
Adding new "Nginx and APIs" resources 2014-12-27 04:21:41 -05:00			`- [Using Nginx to comply with a third-party API's rate limits](http://vitobotta.com/nginx-proxy-comply-api-rate-limits/)`
			`- [Simple API with Nginx and PostgreSQL](http://rny.io/nginx/postgresql/2013/07/26/simple-api-with-nginx-and-postgresql.html)`
Adding "Nginx and APIs" resources 2014-12-06 17:57:08 -05:00
Adding "Nginx Hacks" resources 2014-12-25 09:21:14 -05:00			`## Nginx Hacks`

			`- [Nginx JSON hacks](http://www.gabrielweinberg.com/blog/2011/07/nginx-json-hacks.html)`
			`- [Using Environment Variables In Nginx.conf](https://docs.apitools.com/blog/2014/07/02/using-environment-variables-in-nginx-conf.html)`
			`- [JSONP Proxy - Get JSONP from APIs not supporting it natively](https://github.com/fcambus/jsonp-proxy)`
			`- [Log rotation directly within Nginx configuration file](http://www.cambus.net/log-rotation-directly-within-nginx-configuration-file/)`

Adding "Nginx tips" 2014-12-27 04:18:28 -05:00			`## Nginx tips`

			`- [A/B testing using ngx_http_split_clients_module](https://twitter.com/maximkonovalov/statuses/354907254216065024)`
			`- [Logging $tcpinfo_rtt to measure typical RTT](https://twitter.com/maximkonovalov/statuses/352436564934148096)`

Adding "Nginx + Lua" resources 2014-12-06 17:49:47 -05:00			`## Nginx + Lua`

			`- [Nginx, Lua, and beyond](http://agentzh.org/misc/slides/nginx-lua-and-beyond.pdf)`
			`- [Pushing Nginx to its limit with Lua](http://blog.cloudflare.com/pushing-nginx-to-its-limit-with-lua/)`
			`- [Scripting Nginx with Lua](http://www.londonlua.org/scripting_nginx_with_lua/)`
			`- [Augmenting APIs with Nginx and Lua](http://tech.3scale.net/2013/01/09/augment-your-api-without-touching-it/)`
Adding new "Nginx + Lua" resources 2014-12-27 04:14:49 -05:00			`- [Adding OAuth Support to Nginx via Lua](http://chairnerd.seatgeek.com/oauth-support-for-nginx-with-lua/)`
			`- [Scripting libdrizzle with Lua inside Nginx](http://agentzh.org/misc/slides/libdrizzle-lua-nginx.pdf)`
			`- [Nginx and Lua](http://devblog.mixlr.com/2012/09/01/nginx-lua/)`
			`- [Writing an Nginx authentication module in Lua](http://www.stavros.io/posts/writing-an-nginx-authentication-module-in-lua/)`
			`- [Scaling TextRazor in the Cloud with Nginx and Lua](http://www.textrazor.com/blog/2013/03/scaling-textrazor-in-the-cloud-with-nginx-and-lua.html)`
Adding "Nginx + Lua" resources 2014-12-06 17:49:47 -05:00
Adding "OpenResty" resources 2014-12-06 17:45:19 -05:00			`## OpenResty`

			`- [OpenResty a fast web app server by extending nginx ](http://openresty.org/)`
			`- [Lapis - A web framework for Lua or MoonScript powered by OpenResty](http://leafo.net/lapis/)`
			`- [Nginx image processing server with OpenResty and Lua](http://leafo.net/posts/creating_an_image_server.html)`
			`- [A small router for Openresty](https://docs.apitools.com/blog/2014/04/24/a-small-router-for-openresty.html)`
			`- [Building an OpenResty events server](https://github.com/cagerton/dropthat/)`

Adding "Tengine" resources 2014-12-06 17:38:58 -05:00			`## Tengine`

			`- [Tengine Web Server ](http://tengine.taobao.org)`
			`- [Difference between OpenResty and Tengine](https://github.com/openresty/ngx_openresty/issues/54)`