# A low keepalive and limit\_conn

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-low-keepalive-and-limit-conn/216264>\
**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [January 31, 2012, 12:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-low-keepalive-and-limit-conn/216264 "2012-01-31T12:46:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 12:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-low-keepalive-and-limit-conn/216264/1 "2012-01-31T12:46:05Z")

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Using keepalive (on zero) and connection limit, will the limit\_conn  
ever be hit if I had a low keepalive?

keepalive\_timeout 0;  
limit\_conn\_zone $binary\_remote\_addr zone=addr:10m;  
limit\_conn addr 10;

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**Author:** ![stimpy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/779978/32.png) [@stimpy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/stimpy)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 1:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-low-keepalive-and-limit-conn/216264/2 "2012-01-31T13:49:59Z")

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On Tuesday 31 January 2012 15:45:43 Ryan B. wrote:

> Using keepalive (on zero) and connection limit, will the limit\_conn  
> ever be hit if I had a low keepalive?

If client opens connection but doesn’t send request, then limit\_conn  
doesn’t hit.

wbr, Valentin V. Bartenev