Tengine

Spec sheet

What it does

Tengine is a web server based on Nginx, originated by Taobao for high-traffic websites.Read 3 Oct 2026 · tengine.taobao.org

Support

The repository directs users to GitHub Issues and lists Dingtalk group 23394285.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com

License

The repository identifies its license as BSD-2-Clause.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com

Founded

2011Read 28 Sep 2026 · tengine.taobao.org

Build and deployment

The project README gives source-build steps using configure, make, and make install, with /usr/local/nginx as the default install directory.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com

Dynamic configuration

It supports changing servers, locations, and upstreams without reloading or restarting worker processes.Read 3 Oct 2026 · tengine.taobao.org

Extensibility

The feature list includes Lua scripting support and Nginx-compatible configuration.Read 3 Oct 2026 · tengine.taobao.org

Load balancing

Features include consistent hashing, session persistence, upstream health checks, and on-the-fly resolution of upstream domain names.Read 3 Oct 2026 · tengine.taobao.org

Nginx compatibility

Tengine inherits Nginx 1.24.0 features and says it is compatible with Nginx configuration.Read 3 Oct 2026 · tengine.taobao.org

Open source

The project says it has been open source since December 2011.Read 3 Oct 2026 · tengine.taobao.org

Operations

Operational features include asynchronous logging and rollback, DNS caching, memory monitoring, and runtime status collection.Read 3 Oct 2026 · tengine.taobao.org

Protocols

Listed protocol features include HTTP/3 with QUIC v1 and draft-29, kernel-bypass UDP forwarding, and HTTP CONNECT for forward proxy use.Read 3 Oct 2026 · tengine.taobao.org

Routing

Routing can be dynamically configured using HTTP headers, cookies, query parameters, and weights.Read 3 Oct 2026 · tengine.taobao.org

TLS

It supports dynamic TLS version and timeout settings, HTTPS redirects, and asynchronous SSL/TLS mode; the site also mentions QAT acceleration.Read 3 Oct 2026 · tengine.taobao.org

Traffic protection

The site lists enhanced request rate limiting and protection when system load or memory use becomes too high.Read 3 Oct 2026 · tengine.taobao.org

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Web Server Software#19 of 367.6