NGINX: request rate limiting
When to use
Use this skill for request rate limiting in NGINX. This skill specifically handles request rate limiting and nothing else in the NGINX family.
Procedure
Use limit_req_zone/limit_req and limit_conn to throttle abusive clients, set burst and nodelay, return 429s.
Notes
This is the NGINX skill dedicated to request rate limiting. Sibling skills cover other NGINX capabilities; this one is the right choice only when the task is about request rate limiting.