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Practical nginx modules guides from the GetPageSpeed engineering team: configuration, performance tuning and security for production Linux servers.

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NGINX Cookie Limit Module: Rate Limiting Guide

Learn how to protect your NGINX server from cookie-based attacks using the ngx_cookie_limit_req_module. This Redis-backed module combines cookie rate limiting with forged cookie detection…

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NGINX Concat Module: Combine CSS and JS Files

Learn how to use the NGINX concat module to combine multiple CSS and JavaScript files into a single HTTP response. Reduce request overhead, improve…

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Accept-Encoding Normalization in NGINX for Better Caching

Learn how to normalize Accept-Encoding headers in NGINX to prevent cache variant explosion. The compression-normalize module standardizes client compression preferences, dramatically improving proxy cache…

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NGINX Combined Upstreams: Failover & Sticky Sessions

Learn how to merge upstream server pools, implement cookie-based sticky sessions, build multi-cluster failover chains, and broadcast requests across backends using the NGINX Combined…

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NGINX Active Health Checks Without NGINX Plus

Set up NGINX active health checks that proactively monitor upstream servers with HTTP, TCP, MySQL, FastCGI, SSL, and AJP probes. Included in NGINX-MOD —…

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NGINX AWS S3 Proxy: Secure Module Guide

Learn how to use the NGINX AWS auth module to securely proxy requests to Amazon S3 without exposing IAM secret keys on your server.…