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Configuration & patterns

This section links configuration topics that help explain how NGINX internals surface through the configuration language.

Getting Started

Guide Description
Installing & running NGINX Binary packages, building from source, and development workflows
Command-line & process management Starting, stopping, reloading, and signal handling

Tuning & Debugging

Guide Description
Debugging Debug builds, logging, core dumps, and troubleshooting
Optimizations Hash tables, event models, worker tuning, and performance

Best Practices

Guide Description
Pitfalls & common mistakes Frequently seen configuration errors and how to fix them
If is Evil Why the if directive in location context is dangerous

Examples

Guide Description
Examples & recipes Full configuration examples for common scenarios