ngx_procs_module.md

Name

Proc Module

provides a mechanism to support standalone processes

Code Examples

a daytime server module, run in a standalone process.

http://tengine.taobao.org/examples/ngx_proc_daytime_module

Examples

processes {
    process echo {
        eho_str "hello, world";
        echo on;
        listen 8888;
        count 1;
        priority 1;
        delay_start 10s;
        respawn off;
    }

    process example {
        count 1;
        priority 0;
        delay_start 0s;
        respawn on;
    }
}

Directives

process

Syntax: process name { }

Default: none

Context: processes

count

Syntax: count num

Default: 1

Context: process

Specify the number of processes which will be forked.

priority

Syntax: priority num

Default: 0

Context: process

Priority is a value in the range -20 to 20. Lower priorities cause more favorable scheduling.

delay_start

Syntax: delay_start time

Default: 300ms

Context: process

The directive specifies the time to wait before process starts.

respawn

Syntax: respawn on | off

Default: on

Context: process

The directive specifies whether the process will be restarted by nginx when it encounters some errors and exits.