Mastering Nginx

Directive Reference

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Directive Explanation Context/Default

tcp_nopush Relevant only when the sendfile

directive is used. Enables NGINX

to attempt to send response

headers in one packet, as well as

sending a file in full packets.

Valid contexts: http,

server, location

Default value: off

timeout The amount of time NGINX will

wait before a connection to the

backend server is finalized.

Valid contexts: mail,

server

Default value: 60s

timer_resolution Specifies how often

gettimeofday() is called

instead of each time a kernel event

is received.

Valid context: main

Default value: -

try_files Tests the existence of files given as

parameters. If none of the previous

files are found, the last entry is

used as a fallback, so ensure that

this path or named location

exists.

Valid contexts:

server, location

Default value: -

types Sets up a map of MIME types to

filename extensions. NGINX ships

with a conf/mime.types file

that contains most MIME type

mappings. Using include to load

this file should be sufficient for

most purposes.

Valid contexts: http,

server, location

Default value:

text/html

html;

image/gif

gif;

image/jpeg

jpg

types_hash_bucket_

size

The bucket size used to hold the

types hash tables.

Valid contexts: http,

server, location

Default value:

32|64|128 (processor

dependent)