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NGINX Unbrotli Module: Decompress Brotli Responses


by Danila Vershinin, February 14, 2026

Brotli compression delivers superior compression ratios compared to gzip, making it ideal for serving web content. However, what happens when your storage backend already has Brotli-compressed files, but some clients cannot decompress them? The unbrotli module solves this problem by transparently decompressing Brotli-encoded responses for clients that lack Brotli support. What Is the Unbrotli Module […]

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NGINX MPEG-TS Module for Live HLS and DASH Streaming


by Danila Vershinin,

Learn how to set up live HLS and MPEG-DASH streaming with the NGINX MPEG-TS module. This guide covers installation, configuration, adaptive bitrate streaming, and practical examples for creating a lightweight streaming server.

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NGINX Upload Progress Module: Real-Time File Upload Tracking


by Danila Vershinin, February 13, 2026

Enable real-time upload progress tracking in NGINX with the upload-progress module. Display progress bars, track upload states, and integrate seamlessly with PHP or the NGINX upload module for high-performance file handling.

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NGINX AJP Module: Proxy to Tomcat via AJP


by Danila Vershinin,

Learn how to configure the NGINX AJP module to proxy requests to Apache Tomcat using the Apache JServ Protocol (AJP). This guide covers installation, configuration, caching, load balancing, and security best practices.

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NGINX error_log_write Module: Conditional Logging


by Danila Vershinin, February 12, 2026

Learn how to use the NGINX error_log_write module for conditional error logging. Write custom log entries based on request attributes, variables, and conditions directly from your NGINX configuration.

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NGINX substitutions filter module: Complete Guide


by Danila Vershinin,

Learn how to use the nginx substitutions filter module for powerful response body transformations. This comprehensive guide covers all directives, regex patterns, practical examples, and important caveats for domain migrations, link rewriting, and content injection.

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NGINX JavaScript (njs): Add Scripting to NGINX


by Danila Vershinin, February 11, 2026

Learn how to extend NGINX with JavaScript using the njs module. This comprehensive guide covers installation, configuration, and 11 practical examples including custom handlers, authentication, subrequests, shared dictionaries, and the Fetch API.

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NGINX Pipelog Module: Send Access Logs to External Programs


by Danila Vershinin, February 10, 2026

Learn how to use the NGINX pipelog module to send access logs to external programs via Unix pipes. Enable real-time log processing, syslog integration, and custom log aggregation without disk I/O overhead.

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Phantom Token NGINX Module: Secure API Gateway Auth


by Danila Vershinin,

Learn how to implement the Phantom Token pattern in NGINX to secure your APIs. This module exchanges opaque access tokens for JWTs at the gateway level, protecting sensitive claims from client applications while working with any RFC 7662-compliant OAuth provider.

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NGINX Echo Module: Shell-Style Scripting in Your Config


by Danila Vershinin,

Learn how to use the NGINX echo module for debugging, testing, and building lightweight endpoints. Complete guide with installation, all 19 directives, 10 variables, practical examples, and security best practices.

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