Nginx HTTP Server - Fourth Edition

Version branches

Igor Sysoev, a talented Russian developer and server administrator, initiated this open source project back in 2002. Between the first release in 2004 and the current version, the market share of Nginx has been growing steadily. It now serves nearly 15% of websites on the internet, according to a June 2015 https://www.netcraft.com/ survey. The features are numerous and render the application both powerful and flexible at the same time.

There are currently three version branches on the project:

• Stable version: This version is usually recommended, as it is approved by both developers and users, but is usually a little behind the mainline version.
• Mainline version: This is the latest version available for download and comes ...