NGINX Redis Rate Limit Module: Distributed Throttling
by Danila Vershinin, March 19, 2026
Learn how to implement distributed rate limiting in NGINX using the Redis Rate Limit module. This module uses the Generic Cell Rate Algorithm (GCRA) with Redis as a backend, providing precise request throttling across multiple NGINX instances for API protection, login abuse prevention, and DDoS mitigation.
Read More...NGINX Lua Module: Programmable Web Serving Guide
by Danila Vershinin, March 15, 2026
Learn how to extend NGINX with the Lua module for custom authentication, rate limiting, API gateways, and more. Includes installation on RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu, and practical examples with 110+ ready-to-install Lua libraries from the GetPageSpeed repository.
Read More...NGINX Dynamic Limit Req Module: Redis-Backed Rate Limiting
by Danila Vershinin, March 4, 2026
Learn how to protect your NGINX server from DDoS attacks and brute force abuse using the dynamic limit req module. This Redis-backed rate limiter dynamically blocks offending IPs with configurable lockout periods, whitelisting, and multi-zone policies.
Read More...NGINX Cookie Limit Module: Rate Limiting Guide
by Danila Vershinin, March 3, 2026
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 to block malicious IPs that generate excessive unique cookies.
Read More...NGINX Keyval Module: Dynamic Key-Value Store Inside NGINX
by Danila Vershinin, February 9, 2026
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.
Read More...NGINX Redis2 Module: Talk to Redis Directly from NGINX
by Danila Vershinin, February 7, 2026
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 for pipelining, keepalive connections, and all Redis commands. Install it easily on CentOS, RHEL, Rocky Linux, Debian, and Ubuntu via GetPageSpeed repository.
Read More...NGINX Bot Verification: Block Fake Crawlers
by Danila Vershinin, January 31, 2026
Learn how to verify and block fake search engine bots in NGINX using the bot-verifier module. This comprehensive guide covers installation, configuration, and testing of reverse DNS verification for Googlebot, Bingbot, and other crawlers.
Read More...NGINX srcache: Transparent Memcached and Redis Caching Layer
by Danila Vershinin, January 30, 2026
Learn how to implement transparent caching in NGINX using the srcache module with memcached or Redis backends. This comprehensive guide covers installation, configuration, cache key strategies, and production-ready examples for Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, and RHEL systems.
Read More...NGINX Nchan: Build Real-Time Apps Without Node.js
by Danila Vershinin,
Learn how to build real-time web applications using NGINX Nchan module. This comprehensive guide covers WebSocket, Server-Sent Events, and long-polling implementations for chat systems and push notifications—all without Node.js.
Read More...Speed up WordPress with Persistent Object Cache powered by latest Redis
by Danila Vershinin, October 25, 2020
Greatly increase your WordPress performance with Persistent Object Cache powered by Redis. Make wp-admin as fast as possible!
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