====== nginx Common Issues ====== ==== upstream sent too big header while reading response header from upstream ==== == Direct Servicing Content == Change your fastcgi buffers fastcgi_buffers 16 24k; fastcgi_buffer_size 128k; == as Proxy == Change your proxy buffers proxy_buffers 16 24k; proxy_buffer_size 128k; proxy_busy_buffers_size 128k; In both cases try to find the appropriate buffer size, the sizes posted here are for illustration purposes but should work in 80% of cases. Also note that in case of long polling services you should turn off the proxy buffers using: proxy_buffering off;