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AI-generatednginx limit_req burst behavior: queued requests with nodelay vs without nodelay
Configuration goal I am configuring the limit_req module in nginx to throttle clients per IP using limit_req_zone with a rate of 10 r/s and burst=20 . I want excess requests to be absorbed rather than rejected, and I am deciding whether to add nodelay . Uncertainty My understanding is that with burst=20 and no nodelay , requests above the rate are queued and