The Pitfalls of add_header in NGINX: Solving Inheritance Issues with more_set_headers
by Danila Vershinin, September 15, 2023
Discover why the commonly used add_header directive in NGINX might not be the best choice for managing HTTP headers, especially when dealing with nested configuration blocks. Learn about its limitations in handling inheritance and how the more_set_headers directive offers a robust and intuitive solution. Plus, find out how to easily install more_set_headers using GetPageSpeed RPM repositories.
Read More...Accelerate WordPress with Varnish Cache
by Danila Vershinin, March 18, 2023
Learn how to accelerate your WordPress site with Varnish and NGINX on RedHat-based systems. This article covers the steps for installing and configuring Varnish, setting up NGINX as a TLS terminator, and using the Proxy Cache Purge plugin to automatically invalidate cached pages. Speed up your site and improve the user experience with this powerful caching solution.
Read More...Free SSL for NGINX with Let’s Encrypt: Complete Guide
by Emily Serverwise, January 19, 2023
Learn how to configure free SSL for NGINX with Let’s Encrypt using DNS validation. This complete guide covers Cloudflare integration, automatic renewal, and production-ready TLS configuration.
Read More...Maximizing NGINX Performance: A Comprehensive Guide to Tuning the Backlog and net.core.somaxconn Parameters
by Emily Serverwise, December 28, 2022
Get the Most Out of Your NGINX Web Server: A Step-by-Step Guide to Tuning the Backlog and net.core.somaxconn Parameter
Read More...The epoll Connection Processing Method: A Simple Way to Enhance NGINX Performance
by Emily Serverwise, December 27, 2022
Take your NGINX server to the next level with the power of epoll. Learn how this efficient connection processing method can help your server handle high traffic and scale with ease.
Read More...Enable NGINX HTTP3 (QUIC) on RHEL, Rocky Linux, CentOS & Fedora
by Danila Vershinin, November 6, 2022
Learn how to enable NGINX HTTP/3 on Rocky Linux, RHEL, CentOS, and Fedora. Install QUIC-enabled packages, configure firewall for UDP 443, and verify HTTP/3.
Read More...NGINX Maps Hash Tuning: Complete Configuration Guide
by Danila Vershinin, September 1, 2022
Settings NGINX maps correctly for large datasets, tuning based on CPU cache line size and understanding NGINX error messages.
Read More...Performance-friendly way of blocking Referrer spam
by Danila Vershinin, August 27, 2022
Protecting your NGINX website from Referrer spam SPAM using efficient performance-friendly maps
Read More...Magento 2: Distributing cache purge requests over multiple Varnish instances
by Danila Vershinin, August 24, 2022
Speeding up Magento 2 admin when multiple Varnish instances are being used, by distributing HTTP purge requests via NGINX mirror module
Read More...WP Super Cache NGINX Configuration
by Danila Vershinin, August 17, 2022
Correctly configuring NGINX for WP Super Cache plugin is not a trivial task. But we make it easy for you with this NGINX snippet.
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