# Limit\_rate not for client but for virualhost or entire nginx

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/limit-rate-not-for-client-but-for-virualhost-or-entire-nginx/184936>\
**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [March 10, 2010, 5:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/limit-rate-not-for-client-but-for-virualhost-or-entire-nginx/184936 "2010-03-10T17:36:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![alberto](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@alberto](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alberto)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2010, 5:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/limit-rate-not-for-client-but-for-virualhost-or-entire-nginx/184936/1 "2010-03-10T17:36:25Z")

</div>

Is there a way to limit the bandwith consumed by the full nginx server?  
or by a virtual host?

Posted at Nginx Forum:

> **[limit\_rate not for client but for virualhost or entire nginx](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,62319,62319#msg-62319)**
>
> Is there a way to limit the bandwith consumed by the full nginx server? or by a virtual host?