nginx
nginx ("engine x") is an HTTP web server, reverse proxy, content cache, load balancer, TCP/UDP proxy server, and mail proxy server. Originally written by Igor Sysoev and distributed under the 2-clause BSD License. Enterprise distributions, commercial support and training are available from F5, Inc.
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Latest News
| 2026-04-21 | njs-0.9.7 version has been released, featuring WebCrypto Ed25519 and X25519 support, wrapKey() and unwrapKey(), and crypto.randomUUID(). |
| 2026-04-20 | nginx-acme-0.4.0 version has been released, featuring ACME Renewal Information support. |
| 2026-04-14 | nginx-1.30.0 stable version has been released, incorporating new features and bug fixes from the 1.29.x mainline branch — including Early Hints, HTTP/2 to backend and Encrypted ClientHello, sticky sessions support for upstreams, Multipath TCP support, the default proxy HTTP version set to HTTP/1.1 with keep-alive enabled, and more. |
| 2026-04-07 | nginx-1.29.8 mainline version has been released. |
Other NGINX Projects
 | NGINX JavaScript (njs) extends nginx functionality with an ECMAScript-compatible interpreter for HTTP and Stream modules. Docs • Code |
 | NGINX Ingress Controller connects Kubernetes apps and services with rock solid request handling, auth, self-service CRDs, and easy debugging. Not to be confused with ingress-nginx, the separate Kubernetes community project. Docs • Code |
 | NGINX Gateway Fabric provides L4 and L7 routing capabilities in Kubernetes, implementing the Gateway API using NGINX as the data plane. Docs • Code |