Course Description
Nginx has become the backbone of modern web infrastructure, known for its high performance, scalability, and flexibility. Whether you're a web developer, system administrator, or DevOps engineer, understanding Nginx is crucial for building fast, secure, and reliable web applications.
This course takes you from the fundamentals of Nginx to advanced configurations, equipping you with the skills to deploy, manage, and optimize Nginx for various real-world use cases. Through hands-on labs and practical exercises, you'll gain experience configuring Nginx as a web server, reverse proxy, load balancer, and security gateway.
What You'll Learn
🔹 Introduction to Nginx
- Understanding Nginx’s role in web infrastructure
- Exploring its architecture and key use cases
🔹 Installation & Configuration
- Setting up Nginx on your system
- Hosting websites and configuring essential settings
- Securing communication with firewall rules
🔹 Intermediate Configurations
- Setting up virtual hosts and URL redirections
- Deploying Nginx as a load balancer
- Configuring Nginx as a reverse proxy for backend services
🔹 Security Enhancements
- Implementing HTTPS with SSL/TLS certificates
- Configuring secure HTTP headers and authentication mechanisms
- Protecting applications from common web threats
🔹 Performance Optimization
- Enabling caching for faster content delivery
- Using compression techniques to reduce load times
- Implementing rate limiting to prevent abuse
- Monitoring and troubleshooting performance issues
By the end of this course, you’ll have the expertise to deploy and optimize Nginx in production environments. Join us to master Nginx and take your web infrastructure skills to the next level!
