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* Update Your Nginx Config to Cache Static Files
-If you run a website on Nginx that serves static content (i.e., content
-that is not dynamic and changing with interactions from the user), you
-would likely benefit from caching that content on the client-side. If
-you're used to Apache and looking for the Nginx equivalent, this post
-should help.
+If you run a website on Nginx that serves static content (i.e., content that is
+not dynamic and changing with interactions from the user), you would likely
+benefit from caching that content on the client-side. If you're used to Apache
+and looking for the Nginx equivalent, this post should help.
-Luckily, setting up the cache is as easy as identifying the file types
-you want to cache and determining the expiration length. To include more
-file types, simply use the bar separator (=|=) and type the new file
-extension you want to include.
+Luckily, setting up the cache is as easy as identifying the file types you want
+to cache and determining the expiration length. To include more file types,
+simply use the bar separator (=|=) and type the new file extension you want to
+include.
#+begin_src config
server {
@@ -28,41 +27,36 @@ server {
}
#+end_src
-I have seen some people who prefer to set =expires= as =365d= or even
-=max=, but that is only for stable, infrequently changing websites. As
-my site often changes (i.e., I'm never content with my website), I need
-to know that my readers are seeing the new content without waiting too
-long.
+I have seen some people who prefer to set =expires= as =365d= or even =max=, but
+that is only for stable, infrequently changing websites. As my site often
+changes (i.e., I'm never content with my website), I need to know that my
+readers are seeing the new content without waiting too long.
-So, I went ahead and set the expiration date at =30d=, which is short
-enough to refresh for readers but long enough that clients/browsers
-won't be re-requesting the static files too often, hopefully resulting
-in faster loading times, as images should be the only thing slowing down
-my site.
+So, I went ahead and set the expiration date at =30d=, which is short enough to
+refresh for readers but long enough that clients/browsers won't be re-requesting
+the static files too often, hopefully resulting in faster loading times, as
+images should be the only thing slowing down my site.
* Testing Results
-To test my changes to the Nginx configuration, I used the
-[[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/http-header-live/][HTTP
-Header Live]] extension on my Gecko browser and used the sidebar to
-inspect the headers of a recent image from my blog.
+To test my changes to the Nginx configuration, I used the [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/http-header-live/][HTTP Header Live]]
+extension on my Gecko browser and used the sidebar to inspect the headers of a
+recent image from my blog.
-In the image below, you can see that the =Cache-Control= header is now
-present and set to 2592000, which is 30 days represented in seconds (30
-days _ 24 hours/day _ 60 minutes/hour ** 60 seconds/minute = 2,592,000
-seconds).
+In the image below, you can see that the =Cache-Control= header is now present
+and set to 2592000, which is 30 days represented in seconds (30 days _ 24
+hours/day _ 60 minutes/hour ** 60 seconds/minute = 2,592,000 seconds).
-The =Expires= field is now showing 22 March 2022, which is 30 days from
-the day of this post, 20 February 2022.
+The =Expires= field is now showing 22 March 2022, which is 30 days from the day
+of this post, 20 February 2022.
* Caveats
-Remember that this caching system is *client-side*, which means that
-content is only cached for as long as a client allows it. For example,
-my browser purges all caches, data, etc. upon exit, so this caching
-policy will only work as long as my browser remains open and running.
+Remember that this caching system is *client-side*, which means that content is
+only cached for as long as a client allows it. For example, my browser purges
+all caches, data, etc. upon exit, so this caching policy will only work as long
+as my browser remains open and running.
-If you need to test updates to your site, you'll need to clear the cache
-to see updates for any file extension you configured. This can often be
-done with the =Shift + F5= or =Ctrl + F5= key combinations in most
-browsers.
+If you need to test updates to your site, you'll need to clear the cache to see
+updates for any file extension you configured. This can often be done with the
+=Shift + F5= or =Ctrl + F5= key combinations in most browsers.