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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Linux Huge Pages and Web Performance


by Danila Vershinin, May 9, 2018

Squeeze out more performance juice out of that Linux by using Huge Pages memory management.

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Magento 2 Redis Configuration


by Danila Vershinin, December 23, 2016

Easily configure Redis cache for session storage and general cache storage with Magento 2

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Redis Configuration for Magento 1.9.x


by Danila Vershinin, July 10, 2016

Easily configure Redis cache for session storage and general cache storage with Magento 1.9.x

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