NGINX

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The official NGINX Open Source repository. observed · 2026-09-23

github.com/nginx/nginx · homepage · C · BSD-2-Clause (permissive) observed · 2026-09-23

Health v2 · maintenance only

96/100

Activity 95
Release rhythm 95
Longevity 100

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

gap_med: 13.5
age_days: 4137
days_rel: 35
days_push: 34
n_releases_24m: 31

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

31710 stars · 8306 forks observed · 2026-09-23

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-10-05, confidence 0.99

NGINX is a high‑performance open‑source web server that also acts as a reverse proxy, load balancer, and content cache. It supports HTTP, HTTPS, HTTP/3, TCP/UDP, and mail protocols with a modular architecture.

Use cases

Serve static websites and assets with minimal resource usage
Proxy HTTP requests to backend application servers
Distribute traffic across multiple upstream servers for load balancing
Cache frequently accessed content to improve response times
Terminate TLS/SSL connections and offload encryption work
Proxy mail protocols (SMTP, POP3, IMAP) for mail services
Handle HTTP/3 and QUIC traffic for modern browsers

When to choose

You need a fast, low‑memory web server that can also act as a reverse proxy
You require built‑in load balancing and health‑checking for multiple backends
You want to cache static or dynamic content to reduce origin load
You need support for TLS termination, HTTP/2, HTTP/3, and WebSocket upgrades
You are deploying on Linux, BSD, macOS, or Windows and want a mature, actively maintained solution

When to avoid

You need a full‑stack application framework with built‑in business logic
You require deep integration with Windows GUI tools or .NET ecosystem
You need a server that provides out‑of‑the‑box dynamic content rendering (e.g., PHP, Node.js) without additional modules
Your workload depends on features only available in commercial NGINX Plus

Facets

application · maturity active

http-server caching logging websocket streaming web-development networking windows bsd reverse-proxy load-balancer content-cache mail-proxy tcp-proxy http3 quic tls devops linux macos docker

10 sources

readme: https://github.com/nginx/nginx · fetched 2026-09-23 · 82dde2e11199
homepage: https://nginx.org/ · fetched 2026-09-21 · a68d73719022
site_page: https://nginx.org/en/docs/faq.html · fetched 2026-09-21 · 586ae45d947a
site_page: https://nginx.org/en/docs/njs · fetched 2026-09-21 · a1891787d0fa
site_page: https://nginx.org/en/docs/install.html · fetched 2026-09-21 · fe4df2805f38
site_page: https://nginx.org/en/docs/beginners_guide.html · fetched 2026-09-21 · 1998214b68d2
site_page: https://nginx.org/en/docs/njs/index.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4c23f08722b6
site_page: https://nginx.org/en/docs · fetched 2026-09-21 · dbda5ec26897
site_page: https://nginx.org/en/docs/index.html · fetched 2026-09-21 · e1b81d89e508
site_page: https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_core_module.html · fetched 2026-09-21 · d9fb8142ecf2

Member repositories

Repository	Role	Health v2
nginx/nginx	main	96
nginx/njs	plugin	95

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