Key FeaturesBe the first to immerse yourself in the NGINX 1.9x web server and explore the plethora of advanced features.Master the skills of load balancing TCP-based applications and implementing HTTP/2.A recipe-based approach book that provides you with up-to-date information on NGINX, allowing you to implement specific use cases immediately.Book DescriptionNGINX Cookbook covers the basics of configuring NGINX as a web server for use with common web frameworks such as WordPress and Ruby on Rails, through to utilization as a reverse proxy. Designed as a go-to reference guide, this book will give you practical answers based on real-world deployments to get you up and running quickly.Recipes have also been provided for multiple SSL configurations, different logging scenarios, practical rewrites, and multiple load balancing scenarios. Advanced topics include covering bandwidth management, Docker container usage, performance tuning, OpenResty, and the NGINX Plus commercial features.By the time youve read this book, you will be able to adapt and use a wide variety of NGINX implementations to solve any problems you have.What you will learnPractical, real-world examples and recipes on how to use NGINXCommon CMS deployments such as WordPress, Joomla and moreNGINX configurations for frameworks such as Ruby on Rails, Django and moreDetailed SSL recipes, including HTTP/2Real world rewrite examplesBasic web and TCP load balancing configurationBandwidth management and connection limitingDetailed NGINX deployment scenarios with DockerPerformance tuning and monitoring of your NGINX deploymentsOpenResty deployment guidesAdvanced deployments with NGINX Plus featuresAbout the AuthorTim Butler is currently working in the web hosting industry and has nearly 20 years of experience. He currently maintains hyper-converged storage/compute platforms and is an architect of high throughput web logging and monitoring solutions.You can follow him on Twitter using his Twitter handle, @timbutler, where he (infrequently) posts about hosting, virtualization, NGINX, containers, and a few other hobbies.Table of ContentsLets get startedCommon PHP ScenariosCommon FrameworksAll About SSLsLoggingRewritesReverse ProxyLoad BalancingAdvanced FeaturesDocker ContainersPerformance TuningOpenRestyNginx Plus: The Commercial Offering
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