# Mod\_aclr2 **URL:** \ **Category:** NGINX\ **Created:** [January 11, 2012, 2:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mod-aclr2/215639 "2012-01-11T14:18:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**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 11, 2012, 2:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mod-aclr2/215639/1 "2012-01-11T14:18:21Z")
Hello! Ever wondered how to set up NGINX as a local proxy for Apache 2.x with minimum efforts? Check out this module: > **[GitHub - defanator/mod\_aclr2: Module for Apache 2.x which automates serving...](https://github.com/defanator/mod_aclr2)** > > Module for Apache 2.x which automates serving static content with NGINX local proxy - GitHub - defanator/mod\_aclr2: Module for Apache 2.x which automates serving static content with NGINX local proxy Feedback is welcome! ---
**Author:** ![Andrey\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a87d85/32.png) [@Andrey\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Andrey_B)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2012, 2:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mod-aclr2/215639/2 "2012-01-11T14:41:15Z")
Thank You Andrey. Regards, Joe ---
**Author:** ![Andrey\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a87d85/32.png) [@Andrey\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Andrey_B)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2012, 2:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mod-aclr2/215639/3 "2012-01-11T14:55:28Z")
On 11 Jan 2012 13h17 WET, [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Hello! > > Ever wondered how to set up NGINX as a local proxy for Apache 2.x > with minimum efforts? Nice work Andrey. Opens up Nginx as a possibility for shared hosting (keep using .htaccess) and voids any resistance people might have trying Nginx out. It’s sooo easy now 🙂 Thanks, — appa ---
**Author:** ![Andrey\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a87d85/32.png) [@Andrey\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Andrey_B)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2012, 4:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mod-aclr2/215639/4 "2012-01-11T16:32:37Z")
Would you explain the main difference between using your module and using nginx as a reverse proxy and caching static content ? Regards M ---
**Author:** ![Andrey\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a87d85/32.png) [@Andrey\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Andrey_B)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2012, 2:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mod-aclr2/215639/5 "2012-01-12T14:52:47Z")
use ramdisktmpfs 2012-1-122:09Andrey B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) д ---
**Author:** ![Andrey\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a87d85/32.png) [@Andrey\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Andrey_B)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2012, 7:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mod-aclr2/215639/6 "2012-01-11T19:10:07Z")
Martin, On Jan 11, 2012, at 7:31 PM, Martin Loy wrote: > Would you explain the main difference between using your module and using nginx > as a reverse proxy and caching static content ? In some situations, mod\_aclr2 helps to avoid excessive disk I/O, especially for big static responses. When nginx is used as a local reverse proxy and proxy\_buffering is enabled, every upstream reponse which can not fit into proxy buffers may be temporarily saved on disk: > **[Module ngx\_http\_proxy\_module](http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_proxy_module.html#proxy_buffering)** > > The ngx\_http\_proxy\_module module allows passing requests to another server. > **[Module ngx\_http\_proxy\_module](http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_proxy_module.html#proxy_temp_path)** > > The ngx\_http\_proxy\_module module allows passing requests to another server. For example, we have to process the request for 700mb video file, without mod\_aclr2: 1. nginx sends the request to apache 2. apache sends 700mb file back to nginx 3. nginx saves received file on disk (proxy\_temp\_path) and starts sending it back to the client and with mod\_aclr2: 1. nginx sends the request to apache 2. apache sends a few bytes header with X-Accel-Redirect back to nginx 3. nginx starts sending the file directly from disk You save your time and your disk at step #2. Of course, you also may use proxy\_cache along with mod\_aclr2, but if your disks are fast enough, probably you won’t need to do any caching at all. Hope this helps. ---
**Author:** ![Andrey\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a87d85/32.png) [@Andrey\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Andrey_B)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2012, 1:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mod-aclr2/215639/7 "2012-01-13T13:55:42Z")
Andrey thanks for your response and great nice work!! Regards M