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| author | Christian Cleberg <[email protected]> | 2025-11-11 22:49:13 -0600 |
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| committer | Christian Cleberg <[email protected]> | 2025-11-11 22:49:13 -0600 |
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diff --git a/content/blog/2022-02-20-nginx-caching.org b/content/blog/2022-02-20-nginx-caching.org index a075951..d74aed9 100644 --- a/content/blog/2022-02-20-nginx-caching.org +++ b/content/blog/2022-02-20-nginx-caching.org @@ -5,16 +5,15 @@ * 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. |
