NGINX Open Source core 1.28.0 released 2025-04-23

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nginx-1.28.0 stable version of NGINX was released April 23, 2025, incorporating fixes and features from the nginx-1.27.5 mainline version including:

Memory usage and CPU usage optimizations in complex SSL configurations

Automatic re‑resolution of hostnames in upstream groups

Performance enhancements in QUIC

OCSP validation of client SSL certificates and OCSP stapling support in the stream module

Variables support in the proxy_limit_rate, fastcgi_limit_rate, scgi_limit_rate, and uwsgi_limit_rate directives, the proxy_pass_trailers directive,

And more.

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We are planning to use this version as reverse proxy in windows OS to connect 10000 instrument (TLS) and send the data to a cloud gateway api.

Is this recommended ? Do you see any challenges ?

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Hi @Jopod! NGINX 1.28.0 is our latest stable release. There is no real reason to use older NGINX releases.

However, do note that NGINX is not supported in Windows, moreso if you plan on using it in a production environment. There is no guarantee that any version of NGINX will correctly work under load, and you might encounter some performance and compatibility issues. The builds we provide are experimental only and mostly aimed at hobbyists.

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Thanks a lot !

Do you see any challenges from a security perspective for windows usage ?

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I cannot give you an answer for that one, both because:

  1. Our Windows images offer no guarantees about anything and are tagged as experimental
  2. Whilst there are no active CVEs at the moment, there is always a risk that there might be some undiscovered vulnerabilities

As such the only thing I can really say is that if you want to use NGINX on Windows, you will be doing at your own risk and we won’t be able to offer any support should something go wrong both from a security perspective and from a compatibility perspective.

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Fair point !, the official documentation states - “Although several workers can be started, only one of them actually does any work.”

Can this limitation be overcome by running a supported Linux VM/container on Windows servers ?

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I think if you are running a fully featured Linux VM you should be okay, but then again running a VM comes with its own set of limitations.

If you have any further questions I would kindly ask you create a new topic since this conversation has slowly become off-topic from the original announcement :slight_smile: