nginx.conf

user www-data;
#worker_processes 4;
worker_processes auto; 
pid /run/nginx.pid;

# number of file descriptors used for nginx
# the limit for the maximum FDs on the server is usually set by the OS.
# if you don't set FD's then OS settings will be used which is by default 2000
worker_rlimit_nofile 100000;

events {
	#worker_connections 768;
	worker_connections 4000;
	# multi_accept on;
    # optmized to serve many clients with each thread, essential for linux
        use epoll;

    # accept as many connections as possible, may flood worker connections if set too low
        multi_accept on;
}

http {

	##
	# Basic Settings
	##
####################
# cache informations about FDs, frequently accessed files
# can boost performance, but you need to test those values
open_file_cache max=200000 inactive=20s;
open_file_cache_valid 30s;
open_file_cache_min_uses 2;
open_file_cache_errors on;

####################
	sendfile on;
	tcp_nopush on;
	tcp_nodelay on;
	#keepalive_timeout 65;
	keepalive_timeout 30;
	types_hash_max_size 2048;
        server_tokens off;
        # number of requests client can make over keep-alive -- for testing
        keepalive_requests 100000;

        # allow the server to close connection on non responding client, this will free up memory
        reset_timedout_connection on;

        # request timed out -- default 60
        client_body_timeout 10;

        # if client stop responding, free up memory -- default 60
        send_timeout 2;
	# server_names_hash_bucket_size 64;
	# server_name_in_redirect off;

	include /etc/nginx/mime.types;
	default_type application/octet-stream;

	##
	# Logging Settings
	##

	access_log /var/log/nginx/access.log;
	error_log /var/log/nginx/error.log;

	##
	# Gzip Settings
	##

	gzip on;
        gzip_min_length 10240;
        gzip_proxied expired no-cache no-store private auth;
        gzip_types text/plain text/css text/xml text/javascript application/x-javascript application/xml;
	gzip_disable "msie6";

	# gzip_vary on;
	# gzip_proxied any;
	# gzip_comp_level 6;
	# gzip_buffers 16 8k;
	# gzip_http_version 1.1;
	# gzip_types text/plain text/css application/json application/x-javascript text/xml application/xml application/xml+rss text/javascript;

	##
	# nginx-naxsi config
	##
	# Uncomment it if you installed nginx-naxsi
	##

	#include /etc/nginx/naxsi_core.rules;

	##
	# nginx-passenger config
	##
	# Uncomment it if you installed nginx-passenger
	##
	
	#passenger_root /usr;
	#passenger_ruby /usr/bin/ruby;

	##
	# Virtual Host Configs
	##

	include /etc/nginx/conf.d/*.conf;
	include /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/*;
}


#mail {
#	# See sample authentication script at:
#	# http://wiki.nginx.org/ImapAuthenticateWithApachePhpScript
# 
#	# auth_http localhost/auth.php;
#	# pop3_capabilities "TOP" "USER";
#	# imap_capabilities "IMAP4rev1" "UIDPLUS";
# 
#	server {
#		listen     localhost:110;
#		protocol   pop3;
#		proxy      on;
#	}
# 
#	server {
#		listen     localhost:143;
#		protocol   imap;
#		proxy      on;
#	}
#}