Introduction to NGINX

Overview

Learn NGINX basics by serving static sites, proxying Flask APIs, hosting multiple apps, tuning logs, securing with auth/limits/HTTPS, then optimizing via load balancing, caching, compression, monitoring, and Lua with OpenResty.

Syllabus

Course 1: Getting Started with NGINX Web Server
Course 2: Securing Your NGINX Server
Course 3: Load Balancing and Performance Tuning
Course 4: Advanced NGINX Configuration and Monitoring
Course 5: Extending NGINX with Lua and OpenResty

Courses

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You will learn the fundamentals of NGINX by installing it and serving a static website. You'll then configure NGINX as a reverse proxy to manage traffic to a Python Flask backend, host multiple applications, and analyze logs to understand your server's behavior.
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You will learn to harden your NGINX server by implementing critical security features. You'll protect sensitive endpoints with password authentication, prevent abuse with rate limiting, block malicious traffic, and encrypt communications by setting up HTTPS.
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You will boost your application's reliability by setting up multiple backend servers and using NGINX to distribute traffic between them using various algorithms. You'll then implement caching and Gzip compression to dramatically speed up response times and reduce server load.
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You will explore advanced NGINX features like URL rewriting for clean URLs and custom error pages for a better user experience. You'll also implement automated health checks for your backends and set up a monitoring dashboard with Python to visualize key server metrics.
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You will learn to extend NGINX's capabilities by embedding Lua scripts directly into your configuration. Using OpenResty, you'll dynamically manipulate requests and responses, build custom API logic, and implement advanced features like shared memory caching and background tasks.