This is to use nginx as a frontend to MogileFS and hide interaction with the tracker while store files.

----- Michael Shadle <mike503@gmail.com> wrote:
> Just for discussion sake why is that? I actually have the same
> instance of nginx with two separate http{} blocks. One for mogstored
> and one for normal web serving. It might even be possible to have it
> under the same http block. I never looked into it that much.
>
> I guess explaining the pros and cons of doing it that way vs. Using
> the module would be good info to know.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 25, 2009, at 2:20 PM, Valery Kholodkov <valery+nginxen@grid.net.ru
> > wrote:
>
> > Yes, but making a mogstored node out of it is a bad idea.
> >
> > Michael Shadle wrote:
> >> So this means this module now handles the DAV requests as well, so it
> >> can be a mogstored node?
> >> nginx technically already supported that :) However this could be
> >> more
> >> efficient, etc. I'm wondering if I am understanding this properly.
> >> On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 10:22 AM, Valery
> >> Kholodkov<valery+nginxen@grid.net.ru> wrote:
> >>> Changes in version 1.0.2 (July 25 2009):
> >>> * Added feature: directive mogilefs_methods and support for PUT
> >>> and DELETE
> >>> methods
> >>> * Added feature: dynamic evaluation of tracker name
> >>> * Added feature: ability to pass noverify parameter to tracker
> >>>
> >>> The first 2 features were commissioned by GG Network SA (gadu-gadu.pl
> >>> ).
> >>> These features allow write access to MogileFS using nginx, as well
> >>> as
> >>> locating of tracker dynamically. The Gadu-Gadu developers were
> >>> very kind to
> >>> test these features. Hopefully there are no major issues.
> >>>
> >>> The noverify parameter instructs MogileFS tracker to avoid
> >>> querying the
> >>> database for location of files if possible and use cached results,
> >>> thus
> >>> eliminating some of the database server load.
> >>>
> >>> The details on the following page:
> >>> http://www.grid.net.ru/nginx/mogilefs.en.html
> >>>
> >>> Feel free to contact me if you have problems with this!
> >
> > --
> > Best regards,
> > Valery Kholodkov
> >
>

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Regards,
Valery Kholodkov