Streaming ZIP Archives On the Fly With nginx + mod_zip: No Disk, No Buffers, No Problem

Programming Tech Brief By HackerNoon · Jun 1, 2026 · 13m

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/streaming-zip-archives-on-the-fly-with-nginx-mod_zip-no-disk-no-buffers-no-problem. How we stream ZIP archives on the fly at scale using nginx + mod_zip — no disk writes, no buffering, with local and remote files in a single archive. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #nginx, #zip, #php, #architecture, #performance, #file-handling, #backend, #hackernoon-top-story, and more. This story was written by: @dmitriistarikov. Learn…