What is NGINX?
nginx [engine x] is an HTTP and reverse proxy server, as well as a mail proxy server, written by Igor Sysoev. According to Netcraft nginx served or proxied 30.46% of the top million busiest sites in Jan 2018.
NGINX is a tool in the Web Servers category of a tech stack.
Why developers like NGINX
High-performance http server
Performance
Easy to configure
Open source
Load balancer
Free
Scalability
Web server
Simplicity