NGINX Early Hints: HTTP 103 Benchmarked on Enterprise Linux
NGINX early hints support arrived in 1.29.0, but every stock Enterprise Linux, Debian and Ubuntu package still ships something older. We install a current…
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Practical optimization guides from the GetPageSpeed engineering team: configuration, performance tuning and security for production Linux servers.
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NGINX Immutable Module: Far-Future Cache-Control Headers
Cut wasted revalidation requests on versioned static assets. The NGINX immutable module emits RFC-compliant far-future Cache-Control headers with the immutable attribute, stale-while-revalidate, and stale-if-error…
NGINX Automatic Image Conversion: WebP and AVIF
Learn how to automatically convert and serve WebP and AVIF images in NGINX using the ngx_immerse filter module. This module transparently intercepts image responses…
NGINX Zstd Decompression with the unzstd Module
Learn how to use the NGINX unzstd module for transparent Zstandard decompression. Adopt Zstd compression server-side while maintaining compatibility with clients that do not…
NGINX Small Light Module: Dynamic Image Transformation Guide
Learn how to use the NGINX small light module for on-the-fly image transformation. This guide covers installation, configuration, performance tuning with JPEG hinting, and…
NGINX SlowFS Cache: Accelerate Static File Serving
The NGINX SlowFS Cache module accelerates static file serving by caching content from slow storage (NFS, SATA) to fast local disks. Learn how to…
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…
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…
NGINX Query String Normalization with sorted-args Module
Improve NGINX cache hit rates by normalizing query string parameter order. The sorted-args module eliminates cache fragmentation caused by tracking codes, parameter reordering, and…
NGINX Tuning Module: Data-Driven Buffer Optimization
Stop guessing your NGINX buffer sizes and timeouts. The Tuning Advisor module collects real-time metrics from your production traffic and provides actionable configuration recommendations…