nginx + unicorn + performance tweaks: myapp.conf example

gistfile1.nginxconf

# myapp

upstream unicorn_myapp {
    server unix:/var/rails/myapp/current/tmp/sockets/unicorn.sock fail_timeout=0;
}

server {
    server_name myapp.com www.myapp.com;

    root /var/rails/myapp/current/public;

    try_files $uri @app;

    location @app {
        proxy_pass        http://unicorn_myapp;
        proxy_set_header  Host $http_host;
        proxy_set_header  X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_redirect    off;
    }

    location = /favicon.ico {
        log_not_found off;
        access_log    off;
    }

    location = /robots.txt {
        allow         all;
        log_not_found off;
        access_log    off;
    }

    location ~* \.(js|css|png|jpg|jpeg|gif|ico)$ {
        expires       max;
        log_not_found off;
    }

    error_page 500 502 503 504 /500.html;
    
    location = /500.html {
        root /var/rails/myapp/current/public;
    }
}