Audience
Developer teams and companies seeking a solution to simplify the application stack for web apps and APIs
About NGINX Unit
An universal web app server that combines several layers of the typical application stack into a single component. NGINX Unit simplifies the application stack for web apps and APIs by combining several layers of the typical stack into a single component. NGINX Unit is a universal web app server, intended as a building block for any web architecture regardless of its complexity, from enterprise-scale deployments to your pet's home page. It is equally suited to simplifying modern microservices environments as it is to modernizing legacy and monolithic applications. NGINX Unit was created by the original NGINX team on an all-new, open-source codebase. The architecture incorporates insights from over a decade of running the world’s most popular web server. Unlike the NGINX web server, NGINX Unit uses a multi-process, multi-threaded architecture. The NGINX web server is often deployed as a reverse proxy in front of web applications. NGINX Unit can run the application code natively.
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NGINX
Founded: 2011
United States
www.nginx.com/products/nginx-unit/
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Product Details
Platforms Supported
Linux
Training
Documentation
Webinars
Videos
Support
Phone Support
Online
NGINX Unit Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What kinds of users and organization types does NGINX Unit work with?
NGINX Unit works with these users and organization types: Mid Size Business, Small Business, Enterprise, Freelance, Nonprofit, Government, and Startup.
Q: What languages does NGINX Unit support in their product?
NGINX Unit supports these languages: English.
Q: What kind of support options does NGINX Unit offer?
NGINX Unit offers support via phone support and online.
Q: What other applications or services does NGINX Unit integrate with?
NGINX Unit integrates with: Ansible, Azure Marketplace, Certbot, Docker, Domotz, Go, Java, JavaScript, JSON, Kubernetes, NGINX, Node.js, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, SPanel, and Termal OS.
Q: Does NGINX Unit have an API?
Yes, NGINX Unit has an API.
Q: What type of training does NGINX Unit provide?
NGINX Unit provides training in the form of documentation, webinars, and videos.
Q: Does NGINX Unit offer a free trial?
Yes, NGINX Unit offers a free trial.
