Security
nginx
Advanced
Nginx Rate Limiting Config
Per-IP rate limiting in Nginx: burst allowed, delay enforced, login endpoint hardened.
nginx
limit_req_zone $binary_remote_addr zone=general:10m rate=10r/s;
limit_req_zone $binary_remote_addr zone=login:10m rate=5r/m;
server {
location / {
limit_req zone=general burst=20 nodelay;
}
location /api/login {
limit_req zone=login burst=3 nodelay;
limit_req_status 429;
}
}Prerequisites
- Nginx >= 1.18
Pro Tips
- → Return 429 with Retry-After header using add_header.
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Module Info
- Language
- nginx
- Level
- Advanced
- Read time
- 3 min
- Published
- Jan 2026
- License
- Commercial License
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