Content Caching with NGINX and NGINX Plus

Content Caching with NGINX
and NGINX Plus
Kevin Jones - Sales Engineer, NGINX Software Inc.

Agenda
• Brief Overview of Basic Caching Directives
• HA Caching Architectures
• Byte Range Request Caching
• Advanced Cache Control Using NGINX Plus

proxy_cache_path
proxy_cache_path /path/to/cache levels=1:2
keys_zone=my_cache:10m max_size=10g inactive=60m;
Sets the path and other parameters of a cache.
Default: -
Context: http

proxy_cache
location / {
proxy_cache my_cache;
proxy_pass http://my_upstream;
}
Deﬁnes a shared memory zone used for caching.
Default: -
Context: http, server, location

proxy_cache_key
proxy_cache_key $proxy_host$request_uri$cookie_foo;
Deﬁnes the key for caching.
Default: proxy_cache_key $scheme$proxy_host$request_uri;

proxy_cache_valid
proxy_cache_valid 200 301 302 1h;
proxy_cache_valid any 1m;
Sets caching time for different response codes.
Default: -

proxy_cache_methods
proxy_cache_methods GET HEAD POST;
Conﬁguration to specify HTTP methods that NGINX should cache.
Default: proxy_cache_methods GET HEAD;

proxy_cache_min_uses
proxy_cache_min_uses 3;
Sets the number of requests before a response is cached.
Default: proxy_cache_min_uses 1;

proxy_cache_lock
proxy_cache_lock on;
When enabled, only one request at a time will be allowed to populate a new
cache element.
Default: proxy_cache_lock off;

proxy_cache_bypass
proxy_cache_bypass $arg_nocache $cookie_no_cache;
Deﬁnes the condition under which a response should not be taken from the
cache.
Default: -

proxy_cache_use_stale
proxy_cache_use_stale error timeout http_500
http_502 http_503 http_504;
Determines in which cases a stale cached response can be used when an error
occurs to the proxied server.
Default: proxy_cache_use_stale off;

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Why cant I just use shared volumes?

• Cache state is not synchronized
• NGINX can be sensitive to disk latency, rw’s
• Shared volume performance can be unreliable and
inconsistent

Consistent Hash Architecture
• Hash based on proxy_cache_key
• Shard(ed) cache
• Effective use of storage
• Reduces Impact but can be costly to implement

Active / Passive HA Cluster
• Both instances have fully-populated caches
• Minimal Cost and Impact

On failure… “passive” node remains up with full cache

“Active” node fetches from the origin when “passive” fails

Now something slightly more complicated but even more
effective…

Active / Active HA Cluster
Most effective use of hardware, doubling usage capacity.

Can I spread my cache across multiple disks?

proxy_cache_path /path/to/hdd1 levels=1:2
keys_zone=my_cache_hdd1:10m max_size=10g
inactive=60m use_temp_path=off;
proxy_cache_path /path/to/hdd2 levels=1:2
keys_zone=my_cache_hdd2:10m max_size=10g
inactive=60m use_temp_path=off;
split_clients $request_uri $my_cache {
50% “my_cache_hdd1”;
50% “my_cache_hdd2”;
}
server {
...
location / {
proxy_cache $my_cache;
proxy_pass http://my_upstream;
}
}
Dynamic proxy_cache Example

proxy_cache_path /tmp/mycache keys_zone=my_cache:10m;
server {
listen 80;
slice 1m;
proxy_cache_key $host$uri$is_args$args$slice_range;
proxy_set_header Range $slice_range;
proxy_http_version 1.1;
proxy_cache_valid 200 206 1h;
location / {
proxy_pass http://origin:80;
}
}
Slice Example

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proxy_cache_path /tmp/cache keys_zone=my_cache:10m levels=1:2
inactive=60s;
map $request_method $purge_method {
PURGE 1;
default 0;
}
server {
listen 80;
server_name www.example.com;
location / {
proxy_pass http://localhost:8002;
proxy_cache_purge $purge_method;
}
}
Cache Purge API Conﬁguration

Can I restrict access to the cache purge API?

http {
…
map $request_method $purge_method {
PURGE $purge_allowed;
default 0;
}
geo $purge_allowed {
127.0.0.0/24 1; # allow from localhost
192.168.1.1 1;
10.0.0.100 1;
172.0.200.10 1;
default 0; # deny from other
}
}
Restrict Access

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