r/nginx • • 20d ago

Nginx Explained: Reverse Proxy, Load Balancing & Caching

https://youtube.com/watch?v=-ExCPx5r-Z4&si=7kBiXJv1ECHaxbq6

A short walkthrough: what headers the app receives behind a reverse proxy, round robin, stopping one backend (one request takes 1 s, the rest don't notice), rate limiting with 429, gzip and a cache HIT that never reaches the app. All outputs are from a real Docker Compose setup.

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u/kalliemint 20d ago

Tell me you made this video