Mastering NGINX for Site Reliability and Performance Optimization : Master Web Server Configuration, Load Balancing, Traffic Optimization with NGINX for Scalable and High-Performance Systems (English Edition).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Garg, Richa.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Web servers.

Reliability (Engineering).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (162 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Delhi : Orange Education PVT Ltd, 2025.

Summary:

NGINX is the backbone of the modern web--powering high-performance websites, APIs, and microservices at scale. Trusted by tech giants and startups alike, it's a must-have tool for any developer, DevOps engineer, or sysadmin aiming for speed, scalability, and security. [Mastering NGINX for Site Reliability and Performance Optimization] is your ultimate guide to mastering NGINX, from basic setups to advanced configurations. You'll gain hands-on experience configuring NGINX as a web server, deploying load balancers, and optimizing traffic with caching, compression, and rate limiting. Dive into advanced topics like health checks, canary deployments, and using the NGINX Plus API for dynamic reconfiguration and real-time metrics. With actionable examples, you'll master techniques for performance tuning, securing infrastructure, and fine-tuning NGINX for maximum efficiency in production. Whether deploying microservices, managing APIs, or optimizing high-traffic sites, this guide equips you to tackle any challenge confidently. This book doesn't just teach you how to use NGINX--it empowers you to build production-grade infrastructure with precision. If you're not leveraging NGINX to its fullest, you're missing out on one of the most powerful tools in modern infrastructure engineering.

Contents:

Cover Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication Page

About the Author

About the Technical Reviewer

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Preface

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Errata

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Nginx

Introduction

Structure

Understanding Nginx

Webserver

Reverse Proxy Server

Load Balancer

Nginx Architecture

Nginx Makes the Website More Secure

Nginx versus Apache

Nginx versus Nginx Plus

Basic Linux Commands

Installing Nginx Open Source Version

Installing a Prebuilt Package from an OS Repository

Installing a Prebuilt OS Package from the Official NGINX Repository

Installing Nginx Plus Version

Running Nginx on Docker

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ISBN:

93-481-0781-X

OCLC:

1520914561