# Server

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## [Nginx as Reverse Proxy Cache of fcgi django app in separate server](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-as-reverse-proxy-cache-of-fcgi-django-app-in-separate-server/228546)

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**Author:** [@Alvaro\_Mantilla\_Gim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Alvaro_Mantilla_Gim)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2013, 10:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-as-reverse-proxy-cache-of-fcgi-django-app-in-separate-server/228546 "2013-04-27T10:59:14Z")

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Hi, I’ve been looking on Internet about this but seems all the examples available are for a proxy conf or fcgi conf. Not both. This is my scenario: I have three servers. The first one run only nginx (and it should b…

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## [Ngx\_openresty devel version 1.2.8.1 released](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ngx-openresty-devel-version-1-2-8-1-released/228552)

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**Author:** [@agentzh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/agentzh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2013, 3:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ngx-openresty-devel-version-1-2-8-1-released/228552 "2013-04-27T03:47:30Z")

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Hello guys! I am excited to announce that the new development version of ngx\_openresty, 1.2.8.1, is now released: http://openresty.org/#Download Special thanks go to all our contributors and users for helping make t…

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## [Integer overflow in ngx\_http\_close\_connection](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/integer-overflow-in-ngx-http-close-connection/228536)

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**Author:** [@Davide\_DSAmico](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Davide_DSAmico)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 2:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/integer-overflow-in-ngx-http-close-connection/228536 "2013-04-26T14:15:45Z")

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Cfr. http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/526439/30/0/threaded Is 1.4.x release affected? Thanks, d.

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## [Config file templating](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/config-file-templating/228535)

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**Author:** [@SSRenSS\_NeumannSS\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/SSRenSS_NeumannSS_S)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 11:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/config-file-templating/228535 "2013-04-26T11:50:52Z")

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Hi, I’m in the mid of converting from lighttpd to nginx. There I have one small config snippet for each ‘subsite’ (it’s personal only, so lots of different unrelated stuff). Unfortunately, quite often a snippet conta…

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## [Recent nginx security issue announce](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/recent-nginx-security-issue-announce/228532)

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**Author:** [@xamdam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/xamdam)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 11:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/recent-nginx-security-issue-announce/228532 "2013-04-26T11:13:35Z")

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Hello, On behalf of the nginx team I want to let the community know that we are aware of the recent security announce\[\*\] and working on the issue. We will share our conclusion when get more details about its nature …

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## [Announcing ngx\_pagespeed beta 1.5.27.1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/announcing-ngx-pagespeed-beta-1-5-27-1/228530)

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**Author:** [@Jeff\_Kaufman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jeff_Kaufman)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 8:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/announcing-ngx-pagespeed-beta-1-5-27-1/228530 "2013-04-26T08:16:37Z")

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The Nginx version of PageSpeed is now ready for production use. You can see it in action with examples on our demonstration site: http://ngxpagespeed.com Read more in our official announcement: http://googledevelope…

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## [Include additional files](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/include-additional-files/228515)

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**Author:** [@SSJSSrg\_KastningSS\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/SSJSSrg_KastningSS_S)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 8:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/include-additional-files/228515 "2013-04-26T08:05:31Z")

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Hi. I have some trouble cleaning up my /etc/nginx/nginx.conf. I have several upstream and server blocks in this file and it becomes a mess. So I tried to write each configuration in a seperate file saved in /etc/ngi…

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## [Upload filename with double quote failure](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upload-filename-with-double-quote-failure/228495)

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**Author:** [@motto](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/motto)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 9:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upload-filename-with-double-quote-failure/228495 "2013-04-25T09:07:06Z")

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Problem uploading file name - test"try.txt (with double quotes inside file name) under firefox browser. It pass to backend file content as a file name. {“note”: \[“”\], “upfile”: \[“erthtyjt\\nrthy\\ntrh\\nrt\\nh\\nrt\\nh\\n…

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## [Full WebDAV support?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/full-webdav-support/228516)

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**Author:** [@teck](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/teck)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 8:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/full-webdav-support/228516 "2013-04-25T08:58:55Z")

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Hi everyone, I was wondering if there are any plans to add full WebDAV support to native nginx module? Right now I use ngx\_http\_dav\_ext\_module.c as complement and I’m wondering what are the reasons why the devs do …

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## [SMTP proxy and insert header](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/smtp-proxy-and-insert-header/228496)

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**Author:** [@Jader\_HSSilva](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jader_HSSilva)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2013, 6:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/smtp-proxy-and-insert-header/228496 "2013-04-24T18:42:48Z")

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Hello. I’d like to configure nginx as a SMTP proxy and to insert a custom SMTP header (e.g. “X-My-Script: bla”) in the message before sending it to backend. Is there any way to configure nginx to insert a custom head…

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## [S-maxage not being honored with proxy\_cache](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/s-maxage-not-being-honored-with-proxy-cache/228469)

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**Author:** [@Ryan\_P.ish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Ryan_P.ish)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/s-maxage-not-being-honored-with-proxy-cache/228469 "2013-04-24T15:52:13Z")

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I have a slow backend application that I’m using nginx to provide the authentication and caching for. It’s been working great however there is one nagging issue that I cannot seem to resolve, when the backend app se…

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## [New directive: proxy\_next\_tries N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-directive-proxy-next-tries-n/228480)

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**Author:** [@duv](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/duv)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2013, 2:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-directive-proxy-next-tries-n/228480 "2013-04-24T14:13:29Z")

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Short description: Will attempt only N upstreams and then fail with last error I didn’t commit this to any trunk/branch, This is my first patch so I’m not sure how it goes. I submitted a gist of it to: https://gist.…

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## [Feature extension to auth\_request module: FastCGI authorizer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/feature-extension-to-auth-request-module-fastcgi-authorizer/228420)

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**Author:** [@davidjb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/davidjb)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2013, 12:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/feature-extension-to-auth-request-module-fastcgi-authorizer/228420 "2013-04-24T12:38:16Z")

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I’ve written an additional feature into the Auth Request module (from ngx\_http\_auth\_request\_module: log) that allows a user to control the behaviour of the auth\_request in such a way that it can act as a FastCGI aut…

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## [Proxy cache](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/proxy-cache/228342)

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**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2013, 12:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/proxy-cache/228342 "2013-04-24T12:04:22Z")

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Hello, I am using nginx as a reverse proxy to cache content for an application. Requests to the application are expensive, so I would like to set up caching so that if the file exists in nginx, it won’t even bother q…

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## [Which version to use in production - 1.2.x or 1.3.x](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/which-version-to-use-in-production-1-2-x-or-1-3-x/228415)

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**Author:** [@gadh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gadh)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2013, 4:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/which-version-to-use-in-production-1-2-x-or-1-3-x/228415 "2013-04-23T16:15:32Z")

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i know that 1.3.x is development version, but is it stable enough to be used in production? as stated here: Tell me if i figured that right : if the 1.2.x is based on 1.2.0 - then its basic functionality is about 1…

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## [Majid Al Futtaim Fashion to launch Abercrombie and Fitch in Dubai in 2014](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/majid-al-futtaim-fashion-to-launch-abercrombie-and-fitch-in-dubai-in-2014/228462)

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**Author:** [@abbott](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/abbott)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2013, 12:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/majid-al-futtaim-fashion-to-launch-abercrombie-and-fitch-in-dubai-in-2014/228462 "2013-04-23T12:58:01Z")

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Majid Al Futtaim Fashion to launch Abercrombie and Fitch in Dubai in 2014 Hot on the heels of its recent announcement to bring Hollister to the region, Majid Al Futtaim Fashion, the retail arm of Majid Al Futtaim Ven…

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## [Reg. nginx\_tcp\_proxy\_module](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reg-nginx-tcp-proxy-module/228460)

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**Author:** [@eswar\_r](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/eswar_r)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2013, 9:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reg-nginx-tcp-proxy-module/228460 "2013-04-23T09:04:53Z")

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Hi All, I have a below setup: netcat client (nc localhost 8081) =====\>nginx server(8081) with tcp\_proxy module=====\>2 netcat servers(8031 and 8032) $ nc localhost 8081 biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii $ nc -lk 8031 biiiiiiiii…

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## [Issue with my proxy configuration](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/issue-with-my-proxy-configuration/228434)

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**Author:** [@SSJSSrg\_KastningSS\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/SSJSSrg_KastningSS_S)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2013, 8:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/issue-with-my-proxy-configuration/228434 "2013-04-23T08:32:11Z")

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Hello. In our lan I can reach my webapplication with an url like http:// :8081/AppName. I try to configure nginx to forward requests from wan site to this server. All firewall policies needed are configured and the …

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## [Nginx wiki points to 1.2.6 as being latest stable](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-wiki-points-to-1-2-6-as-being-latest-stable/228433)

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**Author:** [@jonathan2000](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jonathan2000)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2013, 8:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-wiki-points-to-1-2-6-as-being-latest-stable/228433 "2013-04-23T08:18:44Z")

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As per subject, http://wiki.nginx.org/Install#Source\_Releases points towards 1.2.6. I don’t personally have the ability to update the wiki (I’m not sure if non @nginx.org people ever do?) Cheers, Jonathan Jonathan …

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## [Nginx tips for localhost development](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-tips-for-localhost-development/228236)

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**Author:** [@Ian\_MSEvans](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Ian_MSEvans)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2013, 8:12am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-tips-for-localhost-development/228236 "2013-04-23T08:12:18Z")

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As I’m about to launch some major additions to my site (and launch another site) I’ve been starting to get my act together in regards to development, e.g. finally starting to use git, getting ready for a responsive …

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## [Nginx cache, worth it to put it on a ramdisk?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-cache-worth-it-to-put-it-on-a-ramdisk/228455)

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**Author:** [@jchengj](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jchengj)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2013, 7:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-cache-worth-it-to-put-it-on-a-ramdisk/228455 "2013-04-23T07:58:52Z")

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Hello, I have a reverse proxy that has a cache set up for static content working, as traffic increases iam wondering if its worth it to put the cache on a ramdisk or would the normal file caching/buffer in ram from …

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## [Auth\_request and auth\_request\_set confusion](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/auth-request-and-auth-request-set-confusion/228431)

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**Author:** [@Dale\_Gallagher](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Dale_Gallagher)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2013, 11:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/auth-request-and-auth-request-set-confusion/228431 "2013-04-22T23:02:36Z")

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Hi I’d appreciate it if someone could enlighten me as to why the following isn’t working as expected. I’m trying to make the proxying to php dynamic - in other words, depending on the authenticated user, requests wil…

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## [Nginx eating all RAM, log files?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-eating-all-ram-log-files/228438)

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**Author:** [@jchengj](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jchengj)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2013, 9:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-eating-all-ram-log-files/228438 "2013-04-22T21:33:45Z")

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I have two nginx instances (nginx/1.0.15) on a 4GB RAM machine. Each instance runs fewer than 25 requests as reported with stub\_status on; The problem is that once nginx is started from scratch it starts eating (or re…

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## [How to debug memory leak/grow](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-debug-memory-leak-grow/228427)

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**Author:** [@gadh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gadh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2013, 7:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-debug-memory-leak-grow/228427 "2013-04-22T19:28:09Z")

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in my nginx, compiled with my modules, i see that under every day usage (its on a web site , i cannot reproduce this in my lab) the memory usage of nginx grows all the time, it has many open connections (but the tota…

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## [Re: 1.3 stable version release](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-1-3-stable-version-release/228422)

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**Author:** [@Vini\_Gupta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Vini_Gupta)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2013, 7:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-1-3-stable-version-release/228422 "2013-04-22T19:17:03Z")

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Hi, I wanted to use the static etag support module for nginx. I found a module written by mikewest here https://github.com/mikewest/nginx-static-etags. But it doesn’t work. Also its pretty old (4 years old). I rece…

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## [Subrequests: returning response to client](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/subrequests-returning-response-to-client/228325)

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**Author:** [@davidjb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/davidjb)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/subrequests-returning-response-to-client/228325 "2013-04-22T18:15:07Z")

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I’m currently looking to extend the ‘Auth Request’ (ngx\_http\_auth\_request\_module: log) Nginx add-on module and have the module be able to conform (at least wherever possible) to the FastCGI “Authorizer” specification…

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## ["writev() failed (134: Transport endpoint is not connected)" when upstream down](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/writev-failed-134-transport-endpoint-is-not-connected-when-upstream-down/227975)

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**Author:** [@Branden\_V](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Branden_V)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2013, 12:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/writev-failed-134-transport-endpoint-is-not-connected-when-upstream-down/227975 "2013-04-22T12:24:34Z")

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Hello, I’ve found that when there are upstream servers unavailable in my upstream group, applying a little bit of load on the server (i.e., just myself browsing around quickly, 2-3 req/s max) results in the following …

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## [Trouble migrating from pound to nginx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trouble-migrating-from-pound-to-nginx/228423)

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**Author:** [@SSJSSrg\_KastningSS\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/SSJSSrg_KastningSS_S)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2013, 11:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trouble-migrating-from-pound-to-nginx/228423 "2013-04-22T11:31:59Z")

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Hi. I have some trouble here migration from the loadbalancer pound to nginx. Nginx should be running as a loadbalancer for our webapplications which are hosted on apache webservers in our lan. The basic configuratio…

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## [How to use nginx as loadbalancer for different webserver?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-use-nginx-as-loadbalancer-for-different-webserver/228409)

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**Author:** [@SSJSSrg\_KastningSS\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/SSJSSrg_KastningSS_S)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2013, 8:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-use-nginx-as-loadbalancer-for-different-webserver/228409 "2013-04-22T08:39:02Z")

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Hello all. I’m new to this maillinglist as to nginx as well. I setup a nginx to run as a loadbalancer with just adding the following lines to my /etc/nginx/nginx\_conf. This config works fine. http { upstream loadba…

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## [OCSP validation of client certificates](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ocsp-validation-of-client-certificates/228392)

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**Author:** [@Roberto\_Moreda](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Roberto_Moreda)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2013, 11:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ocsp-validation-of-client-certificates/228392 "2013-04-21T23:21:46Z")

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Hi, Is someone working in OCSP validation of client certificates? I just want to know if someone is interested or working already before trying to do it myself :slight\_smile: Cheers, Roberto

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