Using Nginx as a Load Balancer

Nginx is a relatively new web server that has a light footprint and relatively easy configuration. The following configuration demonstrates how to properly use nginx as a load balancer in front of two web servers.

pid /var/run/nginx.pid;

events { worker_connections 1024; }

http { include mime.types;

default_type application/octet-stream; sendfile on; keepalive_timeout 75; proxy_buffering off; log_not_found off; error_log /dev/null; access_log off; proxy_connect_timeout 20; client_header_timeout 60; client_body_timeout 60; send_timeout 60;

server { listen 127.0.0.1:80; location /nginx_status { stub_status on; access_log off; allow 127.0.0.1; deny all; } }

server { listen in:80; server_name dev.portero.com;

location ~ ^/(skin|media)/ { root /mnt/fs/vhosts/dev.portero.com/public_html; expires 30d; }

location / { proxy_pass http://portero; } }

upstream portero { server out1; server out2; } }

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