The Architecture of Nginx阅读摘要

原文 : http://www.aosabook.org/en/nginx.html

Nginx架构图

Nginx worker线程数的原则: 

General recommendations might be the following: if the load pattern is CPU intensive—for instance, handling a lot of TCP/IP, doing SSL, or compression—the number of nginx workers should match the number of CPU cores; if the load is mostly disk I/O bound—for instance, serving different sets of content from storage, or heavy proxying—the number of workers might be one and a half to two times the number of cores. Some engineers choose the number of workers based on the number of individual storage units instead, though efficiency of this approach depends on the type and configuration of disk storage.

Nginx core 的摘要功能:

The core of nginx is responsible for providing the foundation of the web server, web and mail reverse proxy functionalities; it enables the use of underlying network protocols, builds the necessary run-time environment, and ensures seamless interaction between different modules. However, most of the protocol- and application-specific features are done by nginx modules, not the core.