Nginx ( nginxiot | 14 hours )

• An understanding of TCP/IP
• Experience with the Linux command line

Nginx is popular for use as a web server. Other uses include running Nginx as a load balancer, reverse proxy, and forward proxy.

In this instructor-led, live training, participants will learn how to maximize the performance of Nginx as they set up, configure, monitor and troubleshoot Nginx for handling various forms of HTTP / TCP traffic. Topics covered include how to configure the most important parameters in Nginx, the OS and a virtual machine to gain maximum value out of Nginx.

Audience

• Developers
• System Administrators

Format of the course

• Part lecture, part discussion, exercises and heavy hands-on practice

Introduction

Nginx as a front-end for IoT (load balancer, reverse proxy, application delivery platform)

• Differences between Nginx vs Ngnix Plus

Management and monitoring capabilities

• Overview of TCP, HTTP and UDP protocols
• Bandwidth requirements
• UDP role in IoT communications

Overview of Nginx Architecture and Functionality

• How Nginx maintains connection "state"
• How Ngnix handls TCP and UDP (conversation, etc.)
• How Nginx passes IP addresses to the backend

Case Study: Nginix as an IOT server

• IoT Architecture: sensors, hubs and servers

Installing Nginx

• Debian, Ubuntu and source installations

Using Nginx as a Load balancer

• About performance and scalability
• Load balancing TCP / HTTP connections
• Load balancing UDP connections

Using Nginx as a reverse proxy

• Replacing default configuration with new one
• Modifying request headers
• Fine-tuned buffering of responses

Using Nginx as a forward proxy

• Configuring Ngnix
• Forwarding traffic to a variable host instead of a predefined one.

Case study: Nginx in Very Large Industrial IT Systems

Maximizing Performance

• Optimizing performance (Nginx parameters, OS parameters, virtual machine CPU / memory ratio)
• Client-side performance optimization

Securing

• Restricting access
• Authentication
• 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

Monitoring Nginx

• Enhancing maintainability and reliability

Troubleshooting Nginx

Closing remarks