Danila V.
NGINX Performance Expert | Caching, CDN, AWS DevOps & Server Security
I don't just configure servers. I build the software that makes them fast. As the maintainer of 100+ NGINX modules and RPM packages running on thousands of production servers worldwide, I bring a depth of expertise most server admins simply can't match. When you hire me, you're not getting someone who follows tutorials. You're getting the person who writes the software those tutorials are about. My background: 18 years in Linux infrastructure. Software Developer at CloudLinux from 2022 to 2026, maintaining RHEL packages and contributing to ea-nginx. Master's in Computer Science. I run GetPageSpeed, a commercial RPM repository powering high-performance web stacks across enterprise environments. What I deliver: PERFORMANCE & CACHING - NGINX and Varnish configurations that cut TTFB below 200ms - Full-page cache architecture: cleanly separating cacheable public pages from personalized content like login state, carts and chat - CDN and Cloudflare setup that actually serves from the edge instead of hammering your origin - PHP-FPM, Redis and OPcache tuning for maximum throughput - MySQL/MariaDB optimization that removes the bottleneck instead of hiding it - Core Web Vitals and PageSpeed scores from 20 to 90+ CLOUD & MIGRATION - AWS architecture and zero-downtime migrations off shared or managed hosting - Properly separated production, staging and satellite applications - Docker, GCP, Azure, DigitalOcean SECURITY - Malware removal and full hack recovery - Firewall hardening (UFW, fail2ban, ModSecurity) - SSL/TLS with A+ ratings - Vulnerability patching and incident response TURNKEY SERVER SETUPS Laravel, WordPress/WooCommerce and Magento 2. From 5 hours, with zero downtime. What makes this different: every server I build gets access to my private RPM repository. Enterprise-grade prebuilt packages with one-command upgrades. It's like NGINX Plus, but better, and with a lifetime license. Stack: Linux (Ubuntu, RHEL, AlmaLinux, Rocky, Debian) | NGINX | Varnish | Cloudflare | Redis | Docker | AWS | GCP | Azure | DigitalOcean | PHP-FPM | Laravel | MySQL | MariaDB | PostgreSQL I work via SSH. No plugins, no bloat. Server engineering done right.
Earnings and projects
An estimate from an earlier read
Last 6 months: $2.4k
Billed in all: $282,815$283k
$2.4k in the last 6 months
Across 206 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
No data since Nov 5, 2026.
Skill rankings: Top 15% in Ubuntu
Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
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