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NGINX limit_req Per Hour, Day, Week, Month with NGINX-MOD


by Danila Vershinin, May 4, 2026

Stock NGINX rejects rate=10r/h. The NGINX-MOD limit_req_rate patch adds hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly rate units so SREs can express quotas the way they actually talk about them.

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NGINX Rate Limiting: The Complete Guide


by Danila Vershinin, January 22, 2026

Learn how to configure NGINX rate limiting using the leaky bucket algorithm. This comprehensive guide covers limit_req_zone, burst, nodelay, delay parameters, whitelisting IPs, and production-ready configurations to protect your server from DDoS attacks, API abuse, and brute force attempts.

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