NGINX Fundamentals
Configuration, Reverse Proxying, and Web Server Basics
What's Included:
Key Highlights
- Clear explanation of NGINX architecture
- Reverse proxy and HTTPS fundamentals
- Security and performance basics
- Production-ready configuration examples
- Ideal foundation for DevOps and cloud roles
Overview
Learn NGINX from the ground up. Configure web servers, set up reverse proxies, enable HTTPS, and optimize performance with practical examples.
The Problem
Many developers and system administrators struggle with NGINX because its configuration syntax and concepts are not intuitive for beginners.
The Solution
This book provides a structured, beginner-friendly approach to NGINX, focusing on essential concepts and real-world configurations.
About This Book
Master NGINX Step by Step
NGINX Fundamentals is a practical introduction to one of the most powerful and widely used web servers in the world.
This book focuses on real-world NGINX usage, teaching you how to configure, secure, and operate NGINX for modern web applications.
What You Will Learn
- How NGINX works internally and why it is so fast
- Writing clean and maintainable NGINX configurations
- Serving static content efficiently
- Using NGINX as a reverse proxy
- Connecting NGINX to backend applications
- Enabling HTTPS and basic security hardening
- Performance tuning and caching fundamentals
The book prepares you to run NGINX confidently in production environments.
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Who Is This Book For?
- System administrators
- Linux users
- Web developers deploying applications
- DevOps engineers
- Backend developers
Who Is This Book NOT For?
- Complete beginners to Linux
- Users looking only for Apache tutorials
- Advanced NGINX Plus administrators
Table of Contents
- What NGINX Is and Why It Matters
- How NGINX Works
- Installing NGINX
- NGINX Configuration Basics
- Serving Static Content
- Virtual Hosts with NGINX
- NGINX as a Reverse Proxy
- Connecting NGINX to Applications
- Enabling HTTPS
- Basic NGINX Security Practices
- Performance Fundamentals
- Caching Basics
- Logging in NGINX
- Troubleshooting Common NGINX Issues
- Typical NGINX Deployment Scenarios
- From Fundamentals to Production
Requirements
- Basic Linux command-line knowledge
- Understanding of basic web concepts
- Optional: familiarity with HTTP
