# NGINX limit\_req tornado web problems

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-limit-req-tornado-web-problems/209402>\
**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [July 13, 2011, 12:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-limit-req-tornado-web-problems/209402 "2011-07-13T12:02:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 13, 2011, 12:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-limit-req-tornado-web-problems/209402/1 "2011-07-13T12:02:57Z")

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Hi all,

I’m trying to use the NGINX limit\_req for my app APIs which has 1 NGINX

- 4 app. server frontends.

My conf is like the following:

http{  
…  
limit\_req\_zone $binary\_remote\_addr zone=data\_zone:10m rate=2r/s;

…

server{

…  
location ^~ /data/new/ {  
limit\_req zone=data\_zone burst=5 nodelay;  
}  
…

But it doesn’t work, in fact I’m able to call my API /data/new several  
times per second with success…and it isn’t a good thing 🙂  
Am I missing something?

Thanks in advance.

Best,

Antonio

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Antonio Pintus

Technologist  
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CRS4, Center for Advanced Studies, Research and Development in Sardinia

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