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NGINX Traffic Accounting Module: Real-Time Metrics


by Danila Vershinin, March 28, 2026

Learn how to monitor NGINX traffic metrics in real time with the traffic accounting module. Get per-location request counts, bandwidth usage, latency, and HTTP status breakdowns — all aggregated in memory with minimal CPU and memory overhead, no log parsing required.

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NGINX Stream Monitoring with the Stream STS Module


by Danila Vershinin, March 27, 2026

Learn how to monitor NGINX stream (TCP/UDP) traffic with the Stream Server Traffic Status module. Get real-time connection metrics, upstream health data, and Prometheus-compatible output for your TCP/UDP load balancers and proxies.

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NGINX StatsD Module: Metrics to Graphite and Datadog


by Danila Vershinin, March 25, 2026

Learn how to send real-time NGINX metrics — request counts, response times, and custom counters — directly to StatsD, Graphite, and Datadog using the nginx-module-statsd dynamic module. Includes installation, configuration, and production best practices.

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NGINX Graphite Module: Send Server Metrics to Graphite


by Danila Vershinin, March 7, 2026

Learn how to send NGINX metrics directly to Graphite with the NGINX Graphite module. Collect per-location request rates, response times, status codes, and percentiles — all aggregated in shared memory and transmitted over UDP or TCP without blocking request processing.

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NGINX VTS Module: NGINX Plus Monitoring


by Danila Vershinin, January 29, 2026

Learn how to install and configure the NGINX VTS (Virtual Host Traffic Status) module for free real-time monitoring. Get NGINX Plus-level traffic statistics, upstream monitoring, and Prometheus metrics without the commercial license cost.

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NGINX Amplify Alternative: The Drop-In Replacement (2026)


by Danila Vershinin, January 22, 2026

NGINX Amplify was discontinued on January 31, 2026. GetPageSpeed Amplify is the only drop-in compatible replacement—migrate in 60 seconds without changing your agent. Get website monitoring, Gixy security analysis, custom dashboards, and features F5 never offered.

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Install MySQLTuner in CentOS/RHEL


by Danila Vershinin, March 20, 2019

How to install MySQLTuner in CentOS/RHEL 7 to help with tuning MySQL server instances

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Fixing NGINX Amplify’s failure after reboot


by Danila Vershinin, February 10, 2019

Fix NGINX Amplify’s agent failure to start at boot time or after every reboot. Easy guide.

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NGINX Amplify – MySQL Monitoring in CentOS 6


by Danila Vershinin, August 4, 2018

MySQL monitoring in CentOS 6 using NGINX Amplify agent

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Safe MySQL configuration reload? Easy


by Danila Vershinin, June 14, 2018

An easy way into implementing `systemctl reload mysqld`.

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