Course Outline
Introduction
Nginx as a front-end for IoT (load balancer, reverse proxy, application delivery platform)
- Key differences between Nginx and Nginx Plus
Management and monitoring capabilities
- Overview of TCP, HTTP, and UDP protocols
- Bandwidth requirements
- The role of UDP in IoT communications
Overview of Nginx Architecture and Functionality
- How Nginx manages connection "state"
- How Nginx handles TCP and UDP (conversations, etc.)
- How Nginx forwards IP addresses to backend servers
Case Study: Nginx as an IoT server
- IoT Architecture: sensors, hubs, and servers
Installing Nginx
- Installation on Debian and Ubuntu, as well as from source
Using Nginx as a Load balancer
- Understanding performance and scalability
- Load balancing for TCP and HTTP connections
- Load balancing for UDP connections
Using Nginx as a reverse proxy
- Replacing the default configuration with custom settings
- Modifying request headers
- Fine-tuning response buffering
Using Nginx as a forward proxy
- Configuring Nginx
- Forwarding traffic to dynamic hosts rather than predefined ones
Case study: Nginx in Large-Scale Industrial IT Systems
Maximizing Performance
- Optimizing performance through Nginx parameters, OS settings, and VM CPU/memory ratios
- Client-side performance optimization
Securing
- Restricting access
- Authentication methods
- Secure links
- Common security issues in Nginx configurations
Scaling
- Deploying content across multiple servers
- Configuration sharing
Enhancing Nginx with LUA scripts and other plugins
- OpenResty, LuaJIT, and Lua libraries
Logging in Nginx
- Accessing log and error files across multiple servers
- Optimizing logging processes
Monitoring Nginx
- Improving maintainability and reliability
Troubleshooting Nginx
Closing remarks
Requirements
- Familiarity with TCP/IP
- Experience using the Linux command line
Testimonials (2)
the training on the job mode
PIERANDREA LAMBERTINI - Istituto Europeo di Oncologia Srl
Course - HAProxy Administration
The ability of the trainer to align the course with the requirements of the organization other than just providing the course for the sake of delivering it.