Nginx - reverse proxy reduce server load

[-QB3RT-]

Hi,

I recently (a couple of months ago) enquired about installing nginx on our dedicated server as a reverse proxy to serve static files (images etc) to reduce load on apache as per the following article:

Speeding up dynamic websites via an nginx proxy

It is also possible to link it to mcache:

Nginx and Memcached, a 400% boost! - igvita.com

Now at the time you said that it is not allowed to install nginx on your servers as it is a proxy, yes its true it can be used as such but in this case its used as a reverse proxy to apache and is in no way putting other users of your services at risk, especially as this would be on a dedicated machine and a semi-dedicated.

I ask you to please reconsider allowing the use of nginx as a reverse proxy (only) as the gains for our clients would be so great, especially for sluggish magento powered ecommerce sites. I have had a great experience hosting with you guys and will most likely bring many more customers to your service, I hate to be having to look for equally good alternatives that do allow the use of nginx as a reverse proxy on their system, in this case the benefits are likely to be so great they cannot be ignored.

Cheers, QB3RT

[Rock]

Hi,

I recently (a couple of months ago) enquired about installing nginx on our dedicated server as a reverse proxy to serve static files (images etc) to reduce load on apache as per the following article:

Speeding up dynamic websites via an nginx proxy

It is also possible to link it to mcache:

Nginx and Memcached, a 400% boost! - igvita.com

Now at the time you said that it is not allowed to install nginx on your servers as it is a proxy, yes its true it can be used as such but in this case its used as a reverse proxy to apache and is in no way putting other users of your services at risk, especially as this would be on a dedicated machine and a semi-dedicated.

I ask you to please reconsider allowing the use of nginx as a reverse proxy (only) as the gains for our clients would be so great, especially for sluggish magento powered ecommerce sites. I have had a great experience hosting with you guys and will most likely bring many more customers to your service, I hate to be having to look for equally good alternatives that do allow the use of nginx as a reverse proxy on their system, in this case the benefits are likely to be so great they cannot be ignored.

Cheers, QB3RT

Hi Quentin, I've sent you a PM

[ajbird]

I am also very interested in this.. have eukhost got experience of doing this.. I was just about to give it a go myself.. but would rather you guys do it

we run dozens of magento sites and while we have tweaked them to the point where they all load in under .5 of a second the strain on apache is huge.. using nginx as described would be very very usfull


rock... do you have a plan????

[ajbird]

ps there is a great nginx / plesk tutorial here

HOW-TO configure PLESK with NGinx (proxy reverse) - Article - Software development - GraFX Software Solutions

[Rock]

I am also very interested in this.. have eukhost got experience of doing this.. I was just about to give it a go myself.. but would rather you guys do it

we run dozens of magento sites and while we have tweaked them to the point where they all load in under .5 of a second the strain on apache is huge.. using nginx as described would be very very usfull


rock... do you have a plan????

ps there is a great nginx / plesk tutorial here

HOW-TO configure PLESK with NGinx (proxy reverse) - Article - Software development - GraFX Software Solutions

I've replied to your PM.