Nginx : From Beginner to Pro

Rahul Soni. Place Of Publication From Publisher's Website (viewed January 30, 2017). Includes Index. 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. 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. Read more... Abstract: 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 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. Frequently, it is found that web administrators 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. What You Will Learn Install and set up Nginx on CentOS, Ubuntu & Mac. Understand Nginx modules and compiling Nginx with appropriate modules. Learn about basic configuration and architecture along with hosting nuances. Load balance Nginx and use it as a highly available web platform. Monitor traffic and automate common administrative tasks. Use scripts to perform routine checks for health issues. Implement security and authentication in Nginx. Learn how and what to migrate from IIS & Apache web servers. Who This Book Is For Provides a crisp background of Nginx and then gears towards technical and practical topics. You need to know HTTP protocol, and have basic knowledge of Linux and networking concepts. The target audience is web administrators who would like to learn the finer nuances of Nginx, or map their existing skillset from IIS or Apache. 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.;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.