NGINX Fundamentals: High Performance Servers from Scratch

Description

In this course, you will :

• Learn to create custom Nginx web servers
• Customise your Nginx install
• Secure & optimise your server
• Add an invaluable skill to your resume
• Verifiable certificate of completion

Syllabus :

1. Installation

• Installing with a Package Manager
• Building Nginx from Source & Adding Modules
• Adding an NGINX Service
• Nginx for Windows

 

2. Configuration

• Understanding Configuration Terms
• Creating a Virtual Host
• Location blocks
• Variables
• Rewrites & Redirects
• Try Files & Named Locations
• Logging
• Inheritance & Directive types
• PHP Processing
• Worker Processes
• Buffers & Timeouts
• Adding Dynamic Modules

 

3. Performance

• Headers & Expires
• Compressed Responses with gzip
• FastCGI Cache
• HTTP2
• Server Push

 

4. Security

• HTTPS (SSL)
• Rate Limiting
• Basic Auth
• Hardening Nginx
• Let's Encrypt - SSL Certificates

 

5. Reverse Proxy & Load Balancing

• Prerequisites
• Reverse Proxy
• Load Balancer
• Load Balancer Options
• Documentation & Resources

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