# This is an example configuration for nginx, with many secure defaults
# already specified.

# The system user under which nginx should run.
user nginx;

# The number of worker processes nginx should have; typically this
# should be the number of available cores. 'auto' allows nginx to
# auto-detect a reasonable value.
worker_processes auto;

# The following is specific to the servicing of HTTP connections.
http {
    # Default mapping of MIME types to file extensions.
    include mime.types;
    # The MIME type to use for unknown extensions.
    default_type application/octet-stream;

    # Tuning options
    sendfile on;
    tcp_nopush on;
    aio on;
    # The threshold after which direct I/O should be used; insufficient
    # documentation exists to provide sensible values, so this will, of
    # necessity, require extensive testing with expected workloads to
    # get an optimal threshold.
    directio 4m;
    # The length of time to keep connections open. As with directio,
    # this setting will require testing to come at an optimal value.
    keepalive_timeout 5s;
    # This setting compresses most transmissions when enabled, reducing
    # bandwidth usage.
    gzip on;

    # Further global configurations
    include conf.d/*.conf;

    # Site-specific configurations
    include sites.d/*.conf;
}