Respected Nginx Experts,

We are planning to replace Apache (httpd) to Nginx. Apache acts as our gateway to the Tomcat and also serves the static content. We use AJP Connector for Apache-Tomcat communication.

My Query is that should I use AJP Connector for Nginx-Tomcat communication or stick with the ProxyPass. We are looking at a high performing system.

My understanding is that AJP is a third party connector and would require building Nginx from source. (our OS is Red hat Linux).

Do we any sort of comparison metrics for the two or alternatively best practices for configuring Nginx with Tomcat.

Thanks and Regards
P Manchanda