The latest stable version of Nginx, 1.0.2, was released at nginx.org.

nginx [engine x] is an HTTP and reverse proxy server, as well as a mail proxy server written by Igor Sysoev.

Nginx delivers static content quickly and efficiently, without bogging down system resources. Nginx uses an asynchronous event-driven approach to handle requests.

This provides predictable performance under load, as compared to the Apache HTTP server model, which uses a threaded or process-oriented approach to handling requests.

The Nginx sources are licensed under 2-clause BSD-like license and can be downloaded at nginx.org.

Nginx version 1.0.2 is available for 32-bit Windows and 64-bit Windows. Both builds were created using Cygwin on Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate. [continue reading…]

The latest stable version of Nginx, 1.0.1, was released at nginx.org.

nginx [engine x] is an HTTP and reverse proxy server, as well as a mail proxy server written by Igor Sysoev. It has been running for more than five years on many heavily loaded Russian sites including Rambler (RamblerMedia.com). According to Netcraft nginx served or proxied 4.70% of the busiest sites in April 2010. Here are some success stories: FastMail.FM, WordPress.com.

The sources are licensed under 2-clause BSD-like license. The source can be downloaded at nginx.org.

Nginx version 1.0.1 is available for 32-bit Windows and 64-bit Windows. Each build was created using Cygwin on Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate. [continue reading…]