QuickStart

Nginx is a lightweight event-driven reverse proxy for web (HTTP, HTTPS) and mail (POP, POPS, IMAP, IMAPS) services.

To get started, please checkout the following resources:
 * Igor's introductory docs
 * Guide to the most common web stack.
 * Martin's Nginx, PHP, Primer

Essential wiki pages to read:
 * Documentation on the location blocks, the most important aspect of Nginx
 * Documentation on try_files, almost every configuration will use this
 * Documentation on the server_name directive
 * Documentation on the rewrite directive
 * Wiki page of common pitfalls you'll want to avoid
 * An overview of all the standard modules. First place to look before you ask "Can Nginx do x?"
 * A quick overview of why thinking like Apache won't help you learn Nginx.