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Open-source TengineBSD-2-Clause licensed · build from sourceFree

As tengine.taobao.org lists them, read 3 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

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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. · github.com, 3 Oct 2026
Dynamic configuration
It supports changing servers, locations, and upstreams without reloading or restarting worker processes. · tengine.taobao.org, 3 Oct 2026
Extensibility
The feature list includes Lua scripting support and Nginx-compatible configuration. · tengine.taobao.org, 3 Oct 2026
Founded
2011 · tengine.taobao.org, 28 Sept 2026
License
The repository identifies its license as BSD-2-Clause. · github.com, 3 Oct 2026
Load balancing
Features include consistent hashing, session persistence, upstream health checks, and on-the-fly resolution of upstream domain names. · tengine.taobao.org, 3 Oct 2026
Nginx compatibility
Tengine inherits Nginx 1.24.0 features and says it is compatible with Nginx configuration. · tengine.taobao.org, 3 Oct 2026
Open source
The project says it has been open source since December 2011. · tengine.taobao.org, 3 Oct 2026
Operations
Operational features include asynchronous logging and rollback, DNS caching, memory monitoring, and runtime status collection. · tengine.taobao.org, 3 Oct 2026
Protocols
Listed protocol features include HTTP/3 with QUIC v1 and draft-29, kernel-bypass UDP forwarding, and HTTP CONNECT for forward proxy use. · tengine.taobao.org, 3 Oct 2026
Routing
Routing can be dynamically configured using HTTP headers, cookies, query parameters, and weights. · tengine.taobao.org, 3 Oct 2026
Support
The repository directs users to GitHub Issues and lists Dingtalk group 23394285. · github.com, 3 Oct 2026
TLS
It supports dynamic TLS version and timeout settings, HTTPS redirects, and asynchronous SSL/TLS mode; the site also mentions QAT acceleration. · tengine.taobao.org, 3 Oct 2026
Traffic protection
The site lists enhanced request rate limiting and protection when system load or memory use becomes too high. · tengine.taobao.org, 3 Oct 2026
What it does
Tengine is a web server based on Nginx, originated by Taobao for high-traffic websites. · tengine.taobao.org, 3 Oct 2026

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