What is this?
OpenResty is a full-fledged web application server: it bundles the standard nginx core, lots of 3rd-party nginx modules, and most of their external dependencies into one package.
OpenResty is a full-fledged web application server: it bundles the standard nginx core, lots of 3rd-party nginx modules, and most of their external dependencies into one package.How is it different from just installing nginx myself?Most of the bundled modules are developed by the same maintainers, so they are ensured to play well together — you get one coherent platform instead of assembling nginx pieces yourself.
Most of the bundled modules are developed by the same maintainers, so they are ensured to play well together — you get one coherent platform instead of assembling nginx pieces yourself.How do I get it up and running?Download the latest bundle tarball from the download page on openresty.org and follow the instructions on the installation page.
Download the latest bundle tarball from the download page on openresty.org and follow the instructions on the installation page.Will I need to install anything else first?Nothing extra is called out for the regular tarball install. Only if you reproduce the tarball from the git source yourself may you need perl, dos2unix, and mercurial — on Fedora 22 that is just a few install commands.
Nothing extra is called out for the regular tarball install. Only if you reproduce the tarball from the git source yourself may you need perl, dos2unix, and mercurial — on Fedora 22 that is just a few install commands.Does everything work the same on every OS?It builds and runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows (the repo has CI builds for all three), but not everything is equal everywhere: the resolv.conf parsing feature is explicitly not available on Windows platforms.
It builds and runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows (the repo has CI builds for all three), but not everything is equal everywhere: the resolv.conf parsing feature is explicitly not available on Windows platforms.Anything to know about the license?The bundle itself is under the 2-clause BSD license, while the bundled third-party components keep the copyrights of their respective holders.
The bundle itself is under the 2-clause BSD license, while the bundled third-party components keep the copyrights of their respective holders.What does the bundle add beyond the standard nginx core?Its own features — for example an enhanced resolver directive that picks up additional DNS resolvers from a resolv.conf file: local=on reads /etc/resolv.conf, or you can point it at any arbitrary path.
Its own features — for example an enhanced resolver directive that picks up additional DNS resolvers from a resolv.conf file: local=on reads /etc/resolv.conf, or you can point it at any arbitrary path.Where does LuaJIT fit in?OpenResty is billed as a high-performance web platform based on Nginx and LuaJIT — LuaJIT is what makes the bundled nginx scriptable, hence the title 'Turning Nginx into a Full-Fledged Scriptable Web Platform'.
OpenResty is billed as a high-performance web platform based on Nginx and LuaJIT — LuaJIT is what makes the bundled nginx scriptable, hence the title 'Turning Nginx into a Full-Fledged Scriptable Web Platform'.Is the project still actively maintained?Yes — it has been on GitHub since 2010, counts around 14,000 stars, and its CI builds and checks the bundle for Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Yes — it has been on GitHub since 2010, counts around 14,000 stars, and its CI builds and checks the bundle for Linux, macOS, and Windows.What would I actually build with it?Web apps and APIs that run right inside the server: the README calls it a full-fledged web application server, so request logic is scripted on the platform itself instead of living in a separate backend.
Web apps and APIs that run right inside the server: the README calls it a full-fledged web application server, so request logic is scripted on the platform itself instead of living in a separate backend.What are similar projects?nginx, lua-nginx-module, tengine, fasthttp, webserver, h2o, sanic, nginx-rtmp-module
nginx, lua-nginx-module, tengine, fasthttp, webserver, h2o, sanic, nginx-rtmp-moduleWhich topics is it in?nginx, web-server, lua, dns, http, bsd, c, backend, web-development, performance, api, server
nginx, web-server, lua, dns, http, bsd, c, backend, web-development, performance, api, server