Configuration Examples¶

The original NGINX Wiki contained many configuration examples and application-specific recipes. This section curates and modernizes those examples.

Full Configurations¶

Example	Description
Full example	A complete multi-server configuration with FastCGI, reverse proxy, and load balancing
Another full example	Alternative configuration covering proxying, rewriting, and static files

Load Balancing & Proxying¶

Example	Description
Simple load balancing	Basic upstream load balancing with weighted servers
Reverse proxy with caching	Caching proxy configuration
SSL/TLS termination	HTTPS offloading and HTTP-to-HTTPS redirect
X-Accel (X-Sendfile)	Internal redirects for protected file downloads
Forwarded header	RFC 7239 standardized proxy headers

Server Configuration¶

Example	Description
Server blocks	Virtual hosts, wildcards, and default servers
FastCGI setup	Spawning processes and securing uploads

Operations¶

Example	Description
Systemd service	Modern service management
Init scripts	SysVinit, Upstart, FreeBSD rc.d, macOS launchd
Log rotation	Rotating logs with USR1 signal

Application Recipes¶

For application-specific configurations (WordPress, Drupal, Symfony, etc.), see the Application Recipes section.