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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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.
Read More...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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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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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.
Read More...NGINX Echo Module: Shell-Style Scripting in Your Config
by Danila Vershinin, February 10, 2026
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.
Read More...NGINX Untar Module: Serve Files Directly from Tar Archives
by Danila Vershinin, February 9, 2026
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 streams files efficiently using sendfile.
Read More...NGINX Link Function Module: Embed C/C++ in NGINX
by Danila Vershinin,
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 dynamic content generators without a separate application server.
Read More...NGINX Keyval Module: Dynamic Key-Value Store Inside NGINX
by Danila Vershinin,
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 toggles, A/B testing, and canary deployments — all without restarting NGINX or adding backend services.
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