Nginx is a web server, reverse proxy, and load balancer introduced in 1999 to address the C10K problem of traditional web servers being unable to handle 10,000 concurrent connections efficiently. It uses an event-driven architecture based on the select() system call to be very efficient and handle a large number of concurrent connections with low memory usage. The document provides information about Nginx's capabilities and directives for configuration, installation, and management.
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Nginx is a web server, reverse proxy, and load balancer introduced in 1999 to address the C10K problem of traditional web servers being unable to handle 10,000 concurrent connections efficiently. It uses an event-driven architecture based on the select() system call to be very efficient and handle a large number of concurrent connections with low memory usage. The document provides information about Nginx's capabilities and directives for configuration, installation, and management.