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nginx

C-based HTTP web server with reverse proxy, content cache, load balancer and mail proxy features.

nginx is a web server written in C that also works as a reverse proxy, a load balancer, a content cache and a mail proxy. Nginx, Inc. holds the copyright. The installation guide covers the packaged, source and Windows routes.

Identity

Status
Active
Maintainer
Nginx, Inc.4
Maintained by
Company4

Rendering and deploy

Runs as
Always on9
Install with
linux-packages-from-nginx-org, freebsd-packages, freebsd-ports, build-from-source, windows-binary5

Releases

Current major version
16
Last release
2026-10-147

Adoption

GitHub stars
31,9148
Sites using it (HTTP Archive)
2,081,36710

Why these figures do not compare

Sources

  1. 2026-10-19: name, Categories, License, License model
    nginx.org/en/
  2. 2026-10-19: links, Written in, License
    github.com/nginx/nginx
  3. 2026-10-19: links
    nginx.org/en/docs/
  4. 2026-10-19: Maintainer, Maintained by
    nginx.org/LICENSE
  5. 2026-10-19: Runtime, Install with
    nginx.org/en/docs/install.html
  6. 2026-10-19: Current major version
    nginx.org/en/download.html
  7. 2026-10-19: Last release
    github.com/nginx/nginx/releases/latest
  8. 2026-10-19: GitHub stars
    api.github.com/repos/nginx/nginx
  9. 2026-10-19: Runs as
    nginx.org/en/docs/beginners_guide.html
  10. 2026-10-25: Sites using it (HTTP Archive)
    cdn.httparchive.org/v1/technologies

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