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<p>Nginx (pronounced "engine x" /ˌɛndʒɪnˈɛks/ EN-jin-EKS, stylized as NGINX or nginx) is a <a href="/facts/Web_server/A4GS6thA">web server</a> that can also be used as a <a href="/facts/Reverse_proxy/bN4HFUEC">reverse proxy</a>, <a href="/facts/Load_balancer/jddk6ang">load balancer</a>, mail proxy and <a href="/facts/HTTP_cache/DqIBcWem">HTTP cache</a>. The software was created by Russian developer <a href="/facts/Igor_Sysoev/kUnnzf8b">Igor Sysoev</a> and publicly released in 2004. Nginx is <a href="/facts/Free_and_open-source_software/1cHtjLCB">free and open-source software</a>, released under the terms of the <a href="/facts/2-clause_BSD/XLtmLp5x">2-clause BSD</a> license. A large fraction of web servers use Nginx, often as a load balancer. </p><p>A company of the same name was founded in 2011 to provide support and <i>NGINX Plus</i> paid software. In March 2019, the company was acquired by <a href="/facts/F5%2c_Inc./QlHfE7sx">F5</a> for $670 million. </p>