Enable gzip compression

Compress text responses ≥1KB at level 6

gzip on; gzip_types text/plain text/css application/json application/javascript; gzip_min_length 1024; gzip_comp_level 6;
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nginx15 commands
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nginxperformance

More nginx commands

  • Return JSON error response
    error_page 429 /429.json; location = /429.json { default_type application/json; return 429 '{"error":"rate_limited"}'; }

    Custom JSON body for rate-limit or error responses

  • Force HTTPS redirect
    server { listen 80; return 301 https://$host$request_uri; }

    Permanent redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

  • Show active connections
    curl -s http://localhost/stub_status

    Built-in nginx status page: active, reading, writing, waiting

  • Block IP range
    deny 192.168.1.0/24; deny 10.0.0.1; allow all;

    Block a subnet and specific IP in nginx location/server block

  • Proxy WebSocket
    location /ws/ { proxy_pass http://backend; proxy_http_version 1.1; proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade; proxy_set_header Connection 'upgrade'; }

    WebSocket proxy with required Upgrade headers

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