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OpenResty

Open-source web platform that integrates an enhanced Nginx core with LuaJIT.

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OpenResty is an open-source web platform that combines an enhanced Nginx core with an enhanced LuaJIT, Lua libraries, and third-party Nginx modules. It addresses the need to build scalable web applications, web services, and dynamic web gateways by scripting Nginx in Lua, using Nginx's event model for non-blocking I/O with HTTP clients and remote backends such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, Memcached, and Redis. It is not an Nginx fork but a higher-level platform that uses Nginx as a component.

The platform bundles the enhanced Nginx core, LuaJIT, Lua libraries, and third-party Nginx modules with their external dependencies. It supports server-side web applications running entirely within Nginx, with Lua scripting across existing Nginx C modules and Lua modules. OpenResty Inc. offers enterprise solutions with commercial support, while community support is available through mailing lists. The platform is open source, with source code available for download.

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