Managing temporary files is usually not a big deal, but you must be aware of it. Nginx uses temporary files to store transient data such as the following:
Large request bodies received from users
Large response bodies received from proxied servers or via FastCGI, SCGI, or UWCGI protocols.
In the Installing Nginx section of Chapter 1, Getting Started with Nginx, you saw the default location of temporary folders for these files. The following table lists the configuration directives that specify temporary folders for various Nginx core modules:
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