NGINX is a high-performance, open source web server and reverse proxy, renowned for its speed, reliability, and scalability. On Windows Server, NGINX brings modern web serving, load balancing, caching, media streaming, and security features to enterprise environments, cloud deployments, and hybrid architectures.

Key Features of NGINX on Windows Server

• Reverse proxy with advanced caching and compression
• HTTP, HTTPS, TCP, and UDP load balancing with health checks
• TLS/SSL termination, SNI, and OCSP stapling (via OpenSSL)
• Static and dynamic content serving (HTML, CSS, JS, images, video)
• FastCGI, SCGI, uWSGI, and gRPC support with caching
• Flexible URL rewriting, redirects, and request routing
• WebSockets and HTTP/2 support for real-time applications
• IP-based and name-based virtual hosting
• Access control, authentication, and IP whitelisting/blacklisting
• Rate limiting, connection limiting, and DDoS mitigation
• Custom error pages and logging
• Auto-indexing and directory listing
• SMTP, POP3, and IMAP mail proxy with load balancing
• Integration with Windows Firewall and system services
• Runs as a Windows service for easy management
• Configurable via simple, human-readable config files

• Web server for static and dynamic websites
• Reverse proxy for IIS, Apache, Tomcat, Node.js, or other backend apps
• SSL/TLS offloading and secure API gateway
• Load balancer for distributed web applications
• Microservices gateway and service mesh ingress
• WebSockets and real-time app hosting
• Mail proxy for IMAP, POP3, SMTP
• Edge caching and CDN origin server
• Hybrid cloud and multi-cloud deployments
• Dev/test environments for cross-platform web stacks

Support / Documentation
Comprehensive post-setup instructions and best practices are available on our website: Install NGINX Server on Azure

Ports Enabled

• TCP - 80 (HTTP)
• TCP - 443 (HTTPS)

Disclaimer: This solution is built using NGINX, Inc. and its contributors, open source software. NGINX is a registered trademark of F5, Inc. This offering is not affiliated with or endorsed by F5. This image is maintained by Cloud Infrastructure Services. No warranty of any kind, express or implied, is provided with this image.