What is NGINX

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Before getting started

Web

• The Web is one of the communication protocols that operates on top of the Internet network system

• The reason the Web is used synonymously with Internet is because the Web is the most successful Internet service!

Server & Client

• The Client requests information, and the Server provides information!

HTTP

• A protocol (agreement) for exchanging information between a Web Server and a web client

• It defines the rules for how a Request should be made and how the Response to it should be handled

Web Server

• Also called HTTP Server

• Refers to the software that provides information on the server side

• A well-known web server is Apache

• NGINX has been gradually rising since 2007!

NGINX

• A next-generation web server!

  • It is putting the brakes on Apache's dominance!

    • I like it...

• A web server with an asynchronous event-driven architecture designed for scalability to handle websites with heavy traffic

• It can serve data faster with fewer resources!

  • A lightweight web server

NGINX vs Apache

• It is no exaggeration to say that Apache is a living witness of the Web

  • It is no exaggeration to say that Apache, which is Open Source and free to use, is supporting the Web!

• But, Apache is software that was created a long time ago

  • The requirements of the era when Apache was created may no longer be valid in the current era

• NGINX is a web server created in response to the demands of a new era

  • All development goals are focused on high performance

  • Features that are rarely used were boldly excluded

Performance comparison

https://theorganicagency.com/news/apache-vs-nginx-performance-comparison/

Conclusion

: In most situations, NGINX shows better performance than Apache!