NGINX Pipelog Module: Send Access Logs to External Programs
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,…
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Phantom Token NGINX Module: Secure API Gateway Auth
Learn how to implement the Phantom Token pattern in NGINX to secure your APIs. This module exchanges opaque access tokens for JWTs at the…
NGINX Echo Module: Shell-Style Scripting in Your Config
Learn how to use the NGINX echo module for debugging, testing, and building lightweight endpoints. Complete guide with installation, all 19 directives, 10 variables,…
NGINX Untar Module: Serve Files Directly from Tar Archives
Learn how to use the NGINX untar module to serve static files directly from tar archives without extraction. This zero-copy module indexes archives and…
NGINX Link Function Module: Embed C/C++ in NGINX
Learn how to use the NGINX link function module to embed custom C/C++ application logic directly into NGINX. Build high-performance APIs, authentication handlers, and…
NGINX Keyval Module: Dynamic Key-Value Store Inside NGINX
Learn how to use the NGINX keyval module to create a dynamic key-value store directly inside NGINX. Build feature flags, IP blocklists, maintenance mode…
NGINX max_headers: Prevent Header-Flooding DoS
Learn how to use the max_headers directive in nginx-mod to limit the number of HTTP request headers and protect your server from header-flooding DoS…
fds FirewallD Made Easy: Trusted Lists
Managing a Linux firewall shouldn’t require memorizing pages of firewall-cmd syntax. Yet that’s exactly what FirewallD demands for everyday tasks like blocking an abusive…
NGINX Digest Authentication: More Secure Than Basic Auth
Learn how to configure NGINX digest authentication using the ngx_http_auth_digest module. This guide covers installation, htdigest password files, brute-force protection, shared memory tuning, and…
NGINX Redis2 Module: Talk to Redis Directly from NGINX
Learn how to use the NGINX redis2 module to communicate with Redis directly from NGINX. This module implements the Redis 2.0 protocol with support…