Linux System Engineer: Web Servers and DNS Using Apache, NGINX, and BIND

2h 4mIntermediate2019-05-02

Authors

Grant McWilliams

Consultant, Speaker, Writer, Professor, Developer

Course details

Learn web server and DNS configuration and management for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)—one of the most popular Linux distributions. Instructor Grant McWilliams shows how to configure a caching-only web server using BIND, the open-source DNS software, and set up and secure an Apache web server. Then he shows how to use basic authentication to create a password-protected website and a private site for group collaboration. Next, learn how to create standard virtual hosts as well as those using nonstandard ports, and secure hosts with SSL and TLS. Finally, get an introduction to NGINX, the open-source web server that's taken world by storm, and find out how to create virtual hosts with this popular Apache alternative.

Note: This course also helps you study to pass the Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) exam—the benchmark certification for Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Learning objectives
Installing DNS clients
Using host, nslookup, and dig
Name resolution
DNS roles
Configuring DNS
Apache web server features
Apache commands and access control
Configure Apache and virtual hosts
Securing virtual hosts with SSL and TLS
Running CGI scripts in Apache
Configuring NGINX server blocks

Skills covered

Red Hat Enterprise LinuxRed HatServer AdministrationNetwork AdministrationNetwork and System AdministrationDeep Dive (X:Y)

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Web servers with Apache, NGINX, and Bind
02 - What you need
03 - OS installation
04 - Lab setup
05 - Configure VM settings
06 - Install Guest Additions

1. Using DNS Clients

07 - Configure resolv.conf
08 - Configure nsswitch.conf
09 - Install DNS clients
10 - Use host and nslookup
11 - Use dig

2. Introduction to DNS Servers

12 - How name resolution works
13 - DNS roles
14 - Installing BIND and DNS tools

3. Configuring DNS

15 - About the BIND configuration file
16 - About BIND zone files
17 - Configure a caching-only DNS server

4. Introduction to Apache Web Server

18 - How web servers work
19 - Apache features
20 - Apache commands and configuration files
21 - A closer look at the Apache configuration
22 - Apache access control
23 - SELinux and Apache
24 - Install Apache

5. Configure Apache

25 - Configure a basic Apache web server
26 - Configure private access using Basic Auth
27 - Configure access to group modified content

6. Apache Virtual Hosts

28 - Configure basic virtual host
29 - Configure a virtual host on a non-standard port

7. Secure Virtual Hosts Using SSL TLS

30 - About Apache and SSL TLS
31 - Install packages for encrypted websites
32 - About OpenSSL
33 - Generating keypairs and self-signed certificates
34 - Configure a secure virtual host

8. Apache and CGI

35 - About CGI scripts
36 - Running a basic CGI script in Apache

9. Configuring NGINX

37 - Why NGINX
38 - Install NGINX on Enterprise Linux 7
39 - Create a server block with NGINX

Conclusion

40 - Next steps