Nginx

High-performance web server and reverse proxy

76
Needs attention
Funding
Stable
Maintenance
Active
Contributors
Healthy
Bus Factor
High risk
Metrics last updated: 6 days ago (2026-02-07)

Maintainers

Igor Sysoev
Igor Sysoev
Nginx Creator

Overview

Nginx is a web server that can also be used as a reverse proxy, load balancer, mail proxy, and HTTP cache. Known for its high performance, stability, rich feature set, simple configuration, and low resource consumption.

Importance

  • Powers 34% of all websites globally
  • Handles millions of concurrent connections
  • Critical component of modern web architecture
  • Used by Netflix, Dropbox, WordPress.com

Key Features

  • Event-driven asynchronous architecture
  • Reverse proxy and load balancing
  • HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 support
  • SSL/TLS termination
  • Caching and compression

Dependencies

⬆️ Depends On (3)
OpenSSL 96
zlib 71
Linux Kernel 88
Nginx
system

Dependency Chain

Upstream
OpenSSL → zlib → Linux Kernel →
Nginx

Impact Analysis

3 Direct Dependencies
0 Dependent Projects
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