I see so many posts and people who run NGINX as their reverse proxy. Why though? There’s HAProxy and Apache, with Caddy being a simpler option.

If you’re starting from scratch, why did you pick/are you picking NGINX over the others?

  • udonEnglish
    10•1 month ago

    Counter question: Why does everyone call it “engine X” and not “enjinx”, which would be the way cooler pronunciation?

    • Dave.English
      15•1 month ago

      Directly from the nginx home page:

      nginx [engine x] is an HTTP and reverse proxy server, a mail proxy server, and a generic TCP/UDP proxy server, originally written by Igor Sysoev.

    • @model_tar_gzEnglish
      5•1 month ago

      I call it N Jinx. Always have and I’ll never be convinced otherwise that it’s not.

    • @[email protected]English
      3•1 month ago

      oh I’ve only ever read it, never heard it pronounced, do people really pronounce it engine X?

      • Encrypt-KeeperEnglish
        7•1 month ago

        That is the way it’s pronounced, yes.

    • Norah - She/TheyEnglish
      1•1 month ago

      I always did? A friend pointed out to me once the “correct” pronunciation. I like this way more.

    • tiredofsametab
      1•1 month ago

      I always said “in GIN icks” (gin like the alcohol) based on someone else’s pronunciation years ago. I never realized it was meant to have anything to do with “engine” as a result.