Windows Server Operations in Practice (Part 1): Nginx Load Balancing Configuration & Tuning

A complete guide to configuring Nginx load balancing for multiple Tomcat instances on Windows Server. Based on real-world experience with Nginx 1.6.1 + Tomcat 6.0.37. Scenario A Windows Server 2012 machine runs 3 Tomcat instances listening on ports 8801, 8802, and 8803. Nginx is used to distribute external requests across these instances. Basic Configuration Define Upstream Define the backend server group in the http block of nginx.conf : upstream koaweb { server 127.0.0.1 : 8801 weight=3 max_fa