Nginx server currently occupies one of the most popular positions in the world. It is a free, open-source, high-performance HTTP server and reverse proxy, which is known for its high performance, stability, rich feature set, simple configuration, and low resource consumption. Unlike traditional servers, Nginx doesn’t rely on threads to handle requests. Instead it uses a much more scalable event-driven (asynchronous) architecture.
In order to monitor Nginx servers and make sure everything is running “nice and smoothly”, any sysadmin naturally has the option to turn on Nginx’s stub_stats module. However, notice that the statistics available for this popular module unfortunately often don’t convey enough information, especially if you are using Nginx as an HTTP reverse proxy or balancer. This paper presents the possibility of using the Monitis custom monitor approach to perform online monitoring of a reverse proxy built on the Nginx server platform.
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