nginx (pronounced "engine X") is a lightweight web (HTTP) server/reverse proxy and mail (IMAP/POP3) proxy written by Igor Sysoev. nginx has been running for more than three years on many heavily loaded Russian sites including Rambler (RamblerMedia.com). In March 2007 about 20% of all Russian virtual hosts were served or proxied by nginx. According to Google Online Security Blog nginx serves or proxies about 4% of all Internet virtual hosts, although Netcraft shows much less percent. The sources are licensed under a BSD-like license.