This course teaches learners how to install and configure NGINX Open Source and NGINX Plus for web applications. By the end of the course, students will be able to install NGINX on various operating systems, verify the installation, and configure key features such as load balancing, caching, SSL, and HTTP/2. The course covers basic to advanced configurations, including layer 7 request routing and gRPC proxying. The intended audience for this course includes web developers, system administrators, and IT professionals looking to enhance their knowledge of NGINX. The teaching method involves a webinar format with practical demonstrations and a Q&A session at the end.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
What is NGINX?
NGINX Installation Options
How to Install NGINX on Debian/Ubuntu
How to Install NGINX on CentOS/Red Hat
How to Install NGINX Plus
How to Verify Your NGINX Installation
NGINX Key Files, Commands and Directories
Key NGINX Commands
Basic NGINX Configurations
Simple Virtual Server
Basic Web Server Configuration
Basic Load Balancing Configuration
Basic Reverse Proxy Configuration
Basic Caching Configuration
Basic SSL Configuration
Basic HTTP/2 Configuration
Multiplexing Multiple Sites on One IP
Layer 7 Request Routing
Modifications to main nginx.conf
HTTP/1.1 Keepalive to Upstreams
SSL Session Caching
Advanced Caching Configuration
gRPC Proxying with SSL Termination
Active Health Checks
Sticky Cookie Session Persistence
NGINX Stub Status Module
NGINX Plus Extended Status
NGINX Access Logs
Q & A
Taught by
NGINX, Inc
