So its feasible to run Nginx as the server/load balancer and varnish as the front end cache giving potentially a decent high speed/high capacity design.
Denis Brækhus wrote: > ----- Dingo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> How would one compare say varnich with nginx >> http://wiki.codemongers.com/Nginx >> where i see Nginx is not only a web server but a balancer for >> http/pop/imap/smtp >> > > Interesting question. I have myself been looking at Nginx, mainly for its > capabilities as a web loadbalancer / front-end. > > >From what I've read Nginx is not a cahce per se. It does serve static > >content (like any other webserver), can be coupled with fastcgi backends to > >serve dynamic content, and can also be used as an accelerating reverse > >proxy, in that it handles requests on behalf of slower backend servers > >(including loadbalancing). It does not (AFAIK) function as a web cache. > > Varnish is a web cache, and to serve any content at all you need some sort of > webserver behind it. > > Regards > _______________________________________________ varnish-misc mailing list varnish-misc@projects.linpro.no http://projects.linpro.no/mailman/listinfo/varnish-misc
