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Why do so many people use NGINX? (infosec.pub)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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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?

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[–] 23 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Back when Nginx started, Apache was the only alternative and a big pain in the ass. That’s how it became popular.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    Apache still is a pain in the ass. The only guide I found useful were from 20 years ago or so. All "modern" ones I found didn't explain stuff, but were more like "copy paste this, now you're done". They never fit my usecase.

    I honestly don't know why people new to webhosting even bother with Apache when NGINX is around. It's just so much easier.

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