NGINX - CORS with a single if
Configuring NGINX CORS with a single if using maps and add_header directives.
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DNS Round Robin, Consul and Java
Configuring Consul to work around getaddrinfo's implementation of RFC3484, which breaks DNS round robin.
NGINX+ - Replicated Key-Value Store
Configuring NGINX+ modules to create a replicated key-value store using the mirror module.
NGINX+ Automatic PURGE when content is changed
NGINX+ mirror module purges cache for non-GET requests using the purge option and $uri variables.
NGINX - Unique Request Identifier
Configuring NGINX to generate and forward a unique X-Request-ID header to upstream servers.
NGINX+ Chained PURGE
Implementing NGINX+ chained PURGE using Lua and Consul to dynamically update upstream server lists.
Thinking outside of the box with NGINX series - proxy_cache_bypass command
Configuring NGINX's proxy_cache_bypass directive to conditionally bypass caching and update cache entries.
imapfilter - cleaning up your mailbox and Gmail tricks
Configuring imapfilter with Lua scripts to automate mailbox cleanup and Gmail management tasks.
Thinking outside of the box with NGINX series - map command
Configuring NGINX using the map command for conditional logic and variable manipulation.
Thinking outside of the box with NGINX series - geo command
Using NGINX's geo command to match network blocks and route traffic to different upstreams or apply rate limits.
Thinking outside of the box with NGINX series - split_clients command
Using split_clients to bypass cache for a percentage of requests and direct traffic to different backend versions.
Using map for upstream configuration on NGINX
Using NGINX's map directive simplifies upstream configurations by reducing redundant location blocks.
Caching range requests using NGINX at MaxCDN
Using Lua and ngx_lua, ranger normalizes byte-range requests for caching in NGINX.
NGINX dynamically configured mass virtual hosting
Configuring NGINX for dynamic mass virtual hosting using regular expressions in server_name directives.
NGINX passive cache invalidation
Implementing passive cache invalidation in NGINX using Lua and a shared dictionary queue.
Override templates from third-party cookbooks on chef
Overriding templates from third-party Chef cookbooks using custom resource definitions.
NGINX "cache purge" emulation
Configuring NGINX's cache_proxy_bypass to refresh cache items using custom request headers.
