Learning NGINX

Course details

Set up high-performance architecture with NGINX, the industry-standard, open-source web server. NGINX offers speed unmatched by competitors like Apache, on top of bonus features such as load balancing and HTTP caching. Its rising popularity makes NGINX an indispensable skill for designers, system administrators, and web technologists of all kinds. This beginner-level LinkedIn Learning training course shows you how to install and configure NGINX on a Linux machine before exploring the security features of NGINX including password authentication, HTTPS, and SSL certificates. Instructor Michael Jenkins demonstrates other NGINX features including reverse proxy and load balancer capabilities. You'll also see how NGINX can be used with Docker, a popular container framework, to create portable, self-contained applications.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - What is NGINX
02 - NGINX, Linux, and web technologies
03 - Comparing NGINX to Apache
04 - Set up a lab server

1. Install and Configure NGINX

05 - Your NGINX learning environment
06 - Install NGINX on Ubuntu
07 - The NGINX command-line interface
08 - NGINX files and directories
09 - Inside nginx.conf
10 - Configure a virtual host, part 1
11 - Configure a virtual host, part 2
12 - Add files to the root directory
13 - Challenge - Set up an NGINX server on Ubuntu Linux
14 - Solution - Set up an NGINX server on Ubuntu Linux

2. Additional NGINX Configurations

15 - Additional configurations and troubleshooting
16 - Configure locations, part 1
17 - Configure locations, part 2
18 - Configure logs
19 - Troubleshoot NGINX
20 - Challenge - Customize an NGINX Configuration
21 - Solution - Customize an NGINX Configuration

3. Reverse Proxies and Load Balancers

22 - Using NGINX as a proxy and load balancer
23 - Reverse proxies and load balancing
24 - Configure NGINX as a reverse proxy
25 - Configure NGINX as a load balancer
26 - Challenge - Set up a load balancer using NGINX
27 - Solution - Set up a load balancer using NGINX

4. NGINX Security

28 - Getting secure with NGINX
29 - Secure sites with NGINX
30 - Configure allow and deny directives
31 - Configure password authentication
32 - Configure HTTPS
33 - Create an SSL certificate
34 - Configure NGINX to use an SSL certificate
35 - Challenge - Secure a website with NGINX
36 - Solution - Secure a website with NGINX

5. Using NGINX with Docker

37 - Using NGINX with Docker
38 - Run an NGINX container
39 - Build an NGINX container image
40 - Challenge - Build an NGINX container image
41 - Solution - Build an NGINX container image

Conclusion

42 - Decommission cloud resources
43 - Next steps