Configure Nginx to restore real visitor IPs behind Cloudflare — correct access logs, rate limiting, and IP-based access control with the ngx_http_realip_module.
Nginx is at its fastest when there's no backend to talk to. A complete guide to serving static sites — clean URLs, pre-compressed assets, aggressive caching, and security headers you can actually lock down.
A production-ready Nginx configuration for the flat-file Bludit CMS — directory protection, static caching, PHP-FPM tuning, and Cloudflare compatibility.
WordPress search queries can hammer your database and bring down a site under heavy load. Use Nginx rate limiting to cap search requests before they reach PHP.
Use Nginx's limit_req module to protect your site from HTTP floods and brute-force attacks — with real-world examples for static pages, PHP handlers, and login endpoints.