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It can gzip static files automatically, resume HTTP downloads, and do other HTTP tricks that are only safe with static files. Plus it's considered more secure,
by wmil 13y ago
It can gzip static files automatically, resume HTTP downloads, and do other HTTP tricks that are only safe with static files.
Plus it's considered more secure, and presumed to have a performance advantage.
- ricardobeat 13y agoNode can do all those tricks and more, since it's a platform for network applications. transload.it built their file upload/transcoding service on node.js. but yeah, in short nginx performs better and uses less memory.