Nginx [electronic resource] : From Beginner to Pro  /
Soni, Rahul.author.
This book teaches you to start up Nginx and quickly take your expertise to a level where you can comfortably work with various aspects of the web server and make informed design decisions for your web farm. Nginx powers more than 40% of the top 1000 websites and is among the handful of web servers that can handle more than 10K simultaneous connections. It has some features which are simply unparalleled. Nginx: From Beginner to Pro teaches the Nginx server in a practical way. Web administrators frequently struggle to fix the skill set gaps that happen due to a platform change. Migration from IIS & Apache becomes tedious at best. The book is targeted toward real-world administrators who would want to get up to speed as soon as possible and make good, informed design decisions. First you will set up Nginx and understand the architectural nuances. Then you will learn how to scale out, secure, monitor and troubleshoot the web server. Once you are fully comfortable with Nginx, you will start learning about migrating applications (or its part) from IIS or Apache web servers. Finally, you will learn to troubleshoot and maintain your Nginx professionally. Written by an author who has gone through the rough phase while moving from IIS/Apache to Nginx, this book is practical and filled with step-by-step instructions to make your time with Nginx as straightforward as possible. .
Contents at a Glance; Contents; About the Author; About the Technical Reviewer; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction to Nginx Web Server; HTTP Basics; What Is a Web Server?; Seven Reasons Why You Should Be Using Nginx; It's Fast; It Can Accelerate Your Application; It Has a Straightforward Load Balancer; It Scales Well; You Can Upgrade It On the Fly; It's Affordable to Install and Maintain; It's Easy to Use; Main Features of Nginx; More Than Just a Web Server; Modular Design; Asynchronous Web Server; Reverse Proxy and Load Balancing Capability; Low Resource Requirement and Consumption
Unparalleled PerformanceMultiple Protocol Support: HTTP(S), WebSocket, IMAP, POP3, SMTP; SSL Termination; HTTP Video Streaming Using MP4/FLV/HDS/HLS; Extended Monitoring and Logging; Graceful Restarting; Upgrades without Downtime Using Live Binaries; Enterprise Features of Nginx Plus; Support Available with Nginx Plus; Advantages of Nginx Plus; Advanced HTTP and TCP Load Balancing; Session Persistence; Content Caching Enhanced Capabilities; Application Health Checks; HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) and Video on Demand (VOD); Streaming; Progressive Download; Adaptive Streaming
HTTP Dynamic Streaming (HDS/VOD)Bandwidth Management for MP4 Media; Live Activity Monitoring; Nginx Commercial Support; Differences between Apache and Nginx; History; Performance; Resource Requirements; Availability; Proxy and Load Balancing Server; Static vs. Dynamic Content; Configuration; Modules (or Plug-Ins); Documentation; Support; Summary; Chapter 2: Installing Nginx; Preparing Your Environment; Installing Nginx Using Pre-Built Packages; Install Nginx Pre-Built Package; On CentOS; On Ubuntu Server; Nginx Folder Structure; Uninstall Nginx; On CentOS; On Ubuntu
Downloading Nginx from SourceDownloading Nginx; Extracting the Nginx Archive; Understanding the Nginx Source Directory; Installing Nginx Binaries; Build Tools for Compilation; On CentOS; On Ubuntu; Install Dependent Packages; PCRE Library; On CentOS:; On Ubuntu:; OpenSSL; On CentOS; On Ubuntu; zlib Library; On CentOS; On Ubuntu; Compiling Nginx; Understanding the ./configure Script; Compile-Time Options; Nginx Users and Groups; Nginx Configuration Paths Options; Nginx Log Path Options; Enabling Nginx Modules; Disabling Nginx Modules; Optimization Modules; Prerequisite Modules; PCRE Options
MD5 OptionsSHA1 Options; zlib Options; OpenSSL Options; Libatomic Options; Other Options; Third-Party Modules; Compiling and Installing Nginx; Prerequisites; Manual Configuration; Scripted Configuration; Enable Nginx Service on Reboot; Troubleshooting Service Start; Verifying Web Server Installation; Firewall Configuration; On CentOS; On Ubuntu; Nginx in Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2); Summary; Chapter 3: Nginx Core Directives; Location of Configuration Files; What Are Directives?; Context Types; Understanding the Default Configuration; Simple Directives; Events Context; HTTP Context
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This book teaches you to start up Nginx and quickly take your expertise to a level where you can comfortably work with various aspects of the web server and make informed design decisions for your web farm. Nginx powers more than 40% of the top 1000 websites and is among the handful of web servers that can handle more than 10K simultaneous connections. It has some features which are simply unparalleled. Nginx: From Beginner to Pro teaches the Nginx server in a practical way. Web administrators frequently struggle to fix the skill set gaps that happen due to a platform change. Migration from IIS & Apache becomes tedious at best. The book is targeted toward real-world administrators who would want to get up to speed as soon as possible and make good, informed design decisions. First you will set up Nginx and understand the architectural nuances. Then you will learn how to scale out, secure, monitor and troubleshoot the web server. Once you are fully comfortable with Nginx, you will start learning about migrating applications (or its part) from IIS or Apache web servers. Finally, you will learn to troubleshoot and maintain your Nginx professionally. Written by an author who has gone through the rough phase while moving from IIS/Apache to Nginx, this book is practical and filled with step-by-step instructions to make your time with Nginx as straightforward as possible. .
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