Irrational Exuberance: Dreamier Dream Server with Nginx
Dreamier Dream Server with Nginx July 17, 2007 In my previous setup there were some concerns with the way I was using mod_proxy. The issue is that a request comes in and is received by Apache, if it was a media file Apache would then pass the request to Lighttpd, which would pass the file to Apache, which would then pass the file to the requester. Obviously, this is batshit crazy. This is why I have reworked my instructions with fewer catastrophic mental lapses. The article has also been reworked for conciseness, and all sections on security have been removed, you can refer back to the original article, but should ideally look for a more specialized resource on securing your server. The bulk of the process is unchanged, but we will now be using Nginx as a frontend proxy and static media server, and Apache2 with mod_python as the backend server for handling Django. Lighttpd has been dropped in favor of Nginx mostly because Nginx is from Russia, and is thus exotic. Also relevant is the f...