How to Optimize Nginx for High Traffic

Tune Nginx configuration for better performance under load.

Worker Processes

Edit /etc/nginx/nginx.conf:

worker_processes auto;\nworker_connections 1024;\nmulti_accept on;

Caching

# Static file caching\nlocation ~* \.(jpg|jpeg|png|gif|ico|css|js|woff2)$ {\n    expires 30d;\n    add_header Cache-Control "public, immutable";\n}

Buffers

client_body_buffer_size 16k;\nclient_max_body_size 64m;\nproxy_buffer_size 128k;\nproxy_buffers 4 256k;

Keep-Alive

keepalive_timeout 30;\nkeepalive_requests 100;