Node.js + Nginx – What now?

Nginx works as a front end server, which in this case proxies the requests to a node.js server. Therefore you need to setup an nginx config file for node. This is what I have done in my Ubuntu box: Create the file yourdomain.com at /etc/nginx/sites-available/: In it you should have something like: If you want nginx (>= 1.3.13) … Read more

HAProxy vs. Nginx

I was looking at using HAProxy and Nginx for load balancing, and I had some questions: Should I use JUST HAProxy over Nginx for the proxy server? Is there any reason to have HAProxy and Nginx installed on the same proxy server? Thanks

What does ERR_SPDY_PROTOCOL_ERROR mean in nginx?

I came across this question when trying to find help for the problem I was facing with ERR_SPDY_PROTOCOL_ERROR on Chrome. Thought this might benefit others. Our situation / solution: We use an AWS Application Load Balancer connected to EC2 instances. One of the scripts we run on EC2 proxies requests from the client browser. We recently updated the script – no … Read more