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nginx as a Reverse Proxy: Headers, WebSockets and Timeouts
What the backend really receives behind nginx: proxy_pass URI rewriting, Host and X-Forwarded headers, WebSocket upgrades, 504s from timeouts, and streaming.
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How nginx Chooses a location Block: Prefixes, Regexes and ^~
Not first match, not longest match, but a mix of both. A test config where every location names itself shows exactly how nginx picks one, and where it surprises.
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HTTP Cache-Control Explained: max-age, no-cache, ETags
no-cache does not mean do not cache. A hands-on look at Cache-Control, ETags and 304 responses with a tiny Node server, plus how a CDN treats them.