NGINX · Schema

Stream Upstream Server

Dynamically configurable parameters of a stream upstream server:

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Properties

Name Type Description
id integer The ID of the stream upstream server. The ID is assigned automatically and cannot be changed.
server string Same as the address parameter of the stream upstream server. When adding a server, it is possible to specify it as
service string Same as the service parameter of the stream upstream server. This parameter cannot be changed.
weight integer Same as the weight parameter of the stream upstream server.
max_conns integer Same as the max_conns parameter of the stream upstream server.
max_fails integer Same as the max_fails parameter of the stream upstream server.
fail_timeout string Same as the fail_timeout parameter of the stream upstream server.
slow_start string Same as the slow_start parameter of the stream upstream server.
backup boolean When true, adds a backup server. This parameter cannot be changed.
down boolean Same as the down parameter of the stream upstream server.
parent string Parent server ID of the resolved server. The ID is assigned automatically and cannot be changed.
host string Hostname of the resolved server. The hostname is assigned automatically and cannot be changed.
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JSON Schema

plus-http-api-nginx-stream-upstream-conf-server-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nginx/refs/heads/main/json-schema/plus-http-api-nginx-stream-upstream-conf-server-schema.json",
  "title": "Stream Upstream Server",
  "description": "Dynamically configurable parameters of a stream upstream\n<a href=\"https://nginx.org/en/docs/stream/ngx_stream_upstream_module.html#server\">server</a>:\n",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "The ID of the stream upstream server. The ID is assigned automatically and cannot be changed.",
      "readOnly": true,
      "example": 0
    },
    "server": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Same as the <a href=\"https://nginx.org/en/docs/stream/ngx_stream_upstream_module.html#server\">address</a> parameter of the stream upstream server. When adding a server, it is possible to specify it as a domain name. In this case, changes of the IP addresses that correspond to a domain name will be monitored and automatically applied to the upstream configuration without the need of restarting nginx. This requires the <a href=\"https://nginx.org/en/docs/stream/ngx_stream_core_module.html#resolver\">resolver</a> directive in the \u201c<code>stream</code>\u201d block. See also the <a href=\"https://nginx.org/en/docs/stream/ngx_stream_upstream_module.html#resolve\">resolve</a> parameter of the stream upstream server.",
      "example": "example-server"
    },
    "service": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Same as the <a href=\"https://nginx.org/en/docs/stream/ngx_stream_upstream_module.html#service\">service</a> parameter of the stream upstream server. This parameter cannot be changed.",
      "readOnly": true,
      "example": "example-service"
    },
    "weight": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Same as the <a href=\"https://nginx.org/en/docs/stream/ngx_stream_upstream_module.html#weight\">weight</a> parameter of the stream upstream server.",
      "example": 0
    },
    "max_conns": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Same as the <a href=\"https://nginx.org/en/docs/stream/ngx_stream_upstream_module.html#max_conns\">max_conns</a> parameter of the stream upstream server.",
      "example": 0
    },
    "max_fails": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Same as the <a href=\"https://nginx.org/en/docs/stream/ngx_stream_upstream_module.html#max_fails\">max_fails</a> parameter of the stream upstream server.",
      "example": 0
    },
    "fail_timeout": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Same as the <a href=\"https://nginx.org/en/docs/stream/ngx_stream_upstream_module.html#fail_timeout\">fail_timeout</a> parameter of the stream upstream server.",
      "example": "example-fail_timeout"
    },
    "slow_start": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Same as the <a href=\"https://nginx.org/en/docs/stream/ngx_stream_upstream_module.html#slow_start\">slow_start</a> parameter of the stream upstream server.",
      "example": "example-slow_start"
    },
    "backup": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "When <code>true</code>, adds a <a href=\"https://nginx.org/en/docs/stream/ngx_stream_upstream_module.html#backup\">backup</a> server. This parameter cannot be changed.",
      "readOnly": true,
      "example": false
    },
    "down": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Same as the <a href=\"https://nginx.org/en/docs/stream/ngx_stream_upstream_module.html#down\">down</a> parameter of the stream upstream server.",
      "example": false
    },
    "parent": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Parent server ID of the resolved server. The ID is assigned automatically and cannot be changed.",
      "readOnly": true,
      "example": "example-parent"
    },
    "host": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Hostname of the resolved server. The hostname is assigned automatically and cannot be changed.",
      "readOnly": true,
      "example": "example-host"
    }
  },
  "example": {
    "id": 0,
    "server": "10.0.0.1:12348",
    "weight": 1,
    "max_conns": 0,
    "max_fails": 1,
    "fail_timeout": "10s",
    "slow_start": 0,
    "backup": false,
    "down": false
  }
}

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