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Asked: 2026-05-25T12:55:04+00:00

I want to implement a chat web application with Node.js & Socket.io. I’m currently

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I want to implement a chat web application with Node.js & Socket.io. I’m currently using Apache as web server but I have heard that nginx can handle more requests with more concurrency than that of Apache because of the non-blocking nature of the system.

Will choosing Apache when I’m using Node.js & Socket.io will give me poor performance compared to choosing nginx?

If nginx is much better with Node.js & Socket.io, what is a good plan and a strategy to migrate my existing virtualhost file, extensions and pecls? I’m using Ubuntu 11.04 Natty on Amazon EC2.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Apache is more flexable then Nginx but it comes with a high price in performance.
    With Nginx you need to think a little different so might be able to skip some of your extensions. The virtualhost-file does not exist in Nginx, it’s all static in the config-file.

    I recommend using Nginx with the HTTP Push module. It’s even supplied with a chat example.

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