Culture Index exists to catalog cultural institutions online, and highlight the best practices that inspire us.



Launching with a focus on museums and building from there, we are a resource for both research and discovery. Browse information about online communications, and discover ideas with examples of what’s possible for cultural institutions in the digital space.



As a community project facilitated by Base, we invite you to use and contribute to this growing resource.

Culture Index

NGINX

Nginx is a powerful, open-source web server used to deliver websites quickly and efficiently. Known for its ability to handle large amounts of traffic, Nginx is widely used by major platforms like Netflix and GitHub. Its strength lies in its ability to manage many connections at once with minimal resource use, making it ideal for serving both static content and more complex web applications.

Beyond just serving websites, Nginx also works as a reverse proxy and load balancer, ensuring smooth and reliable delivery of content by distributing traffic across multiple servers. It’s also valued for its speed, flexibility, and security features, which help protect websites and optimize performance. Whether for small sites or large-scale applications, Nginx is a popular choice for fast and scalable web hosting.

Sites using NGINX