# Nginx balancing mechanism

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**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [May 20, 2013, 12:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-balancing-mechanism/234945 "2013-05-20T12:39:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 20, 2013, 12:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-balancing-mechanism/234945/1 "2013-05-20T12:39:48Z")

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Hello

What balancing mechanism is used in nginx: connections are balanced, or  
messages in connections are balanced?

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> **[Nginx balancing mechanism](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,239340,239340#msg-239340)**
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> Hello What balancing mechanism is used in nginx: connections are balanced, or messages in connections are balanced?