Getting more status data from Nginx

In this section, we will explore the ways to get more information about an Nginx instance so that the monitoring can be more extensive and cover more details.

In 2014, Nginx creators launched a commercial umbrella company for the open source Nginx software, which started to explore the business models around the server. One of the most anticipated features was comprehensive monitoring and the developers delivered on that front.

The commercial product of Nginx company is named Nginx Plus. It is a subscription service marketed to medium and large businesses already dependent on Nginx for their infrastructure. Nginx Plus pricing is based on yearly licenses per single instance and is rather aggressive, which also ...

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