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Tarantool Nginx Module | An Introduction

The Tarantool Nginx module can be described as a plugin that integrates Tarantool.

Tarantool is an in-memory database and application server, with Nginx, a popular web server and reverse proxy.

Hence, this module allows us to leverage the performance and features of Tarantool directly from Nginx. This results in better data storage, caching, and application logic execution.

Some of the key features of this module include:

• Nginx and Tarantool features are accessible over HTTP(S).
• Load balancing with elastic configuration.
• Tarantool methods are callable via JSON-RPC or REST.
• Fault tolerance.
• Backup
• Low overhead.

How to build & configure the module from the source code

1. First, we have to clone the repository for the module as seen here:

   git clone https://github.com/tarantool/nginx_upstream_module.git nginx_upstream_module
2. Then, enter the nginx_upstream_module directory and update the submodules using the following command:

   
cd nginx_upstream_module
git submodule update --init –recursive
3. Next, we must clone the Nginx repository with this command:

   git clone https://github.com/nginx/nginx.git nginx
4. Then, we must install dependencies on our system.

   For Ubuntu:

   apt-get install libpcre++0 gcc unzip libpcre3-dev zlib1g-dev libssl-dev libxslt-dev
5. Run this command to build the module:

   make build-all
6. Now, we have to configure Nginx by running this command:

   ./configure –add-module=REPO_ROOT

   Remember to replace “REPO_ROOT” with the actual path to the module repository.
7. At this point run the make command to compile Nginx with the module.
8. Now, it is time to configure the module.
9. After the configuration is complete, it is time to restart Nginx.

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Conclusion

To conclude, our Support Techs introduced us to installing and setting up the Tarantool Nginx module.