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Stop copy-pasting timeout fixes. Learn which NGINX directive actually causes 504 errors and how to fix it properly—whether you’re proxying to Varnish, Node.js, PHP-FPM, or any HTTP backend.
Read More...How to enable Varnish Cache on Magento 2 without downtime
by Danila Vershinin, January 16, 2026
Learn how to enable Varnish Cache on Magento 2 without downtime. Step-by-step guide with NGINX sandwich setup, VCL configuration, and zero-downtime traffic switch.
Read More...Accelerate WordPress with Varnish Cache
by Danila Vershinin, March 18, 2023
Learn how to accelerate your WordPress site with Varnish and NGINX on RedHat-based systems. This article covers the steps for installing and configuring Varnish, setting up NGINX as a TLS terminator, and using the Proxy Cache Purge plugin to automatically invalidate cached pages. Speed up your site and improve the user experience with this powerful caching solution.
Read More...Setting up Varnish as Full Page Cache for Magento 2
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Set up Varnish Full Page Cache for your Magento 2 store in a few easy steps, and nearly without downtime. Understanding NGINX sandwich setup
Read More...Magento 2: Distributing cache purge requests over multiple Varnish instances
by Danila Vershinin, August 24, 2022
Speeding up Magento 2 admin when multiple Varnish instances are being used, by distributing HTTP purge requests via NGINX mirror module
Read More...Planning to use AWS? I beg to reconsider!
by Danila Vershinin, August 19, 2022
If you’re running a Magento or WordPress website, please don’t use AWS, and please don’t work with people who suggest to use it.
Read More...SwissUpLabs themes and plugins for Magento 2? Stay away
by Danila Vershinin, November 2, 2019
Slow Magento 2 website? Check if you run the Argento theme by Swissup Labs and get rid of it.
Read More...Faster Web Server Stack Powered by Unix Sockets and PROXY protocol
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How to leverage UDS and PROXY protocol in your single server web stack
Read More...How to install vmod-xcounter for Varnish 6.0 LTS
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Install and use vmod-counter with Varnish 6.0 LTS in CentOS/RHEL 7
Read More...Varnish GeoIP
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Varnish can be extended with more features by loading extra VMODs. GeoIP? There are VMODs for that, too.
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