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Software Engineeringbeginner

NGINX for Beginners

The Server that powers modern applications

0 students 5h 58m 54 lectures
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Last updated Recently updated English Certificate of completion

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Course Curriculum

6 sections. 54 lectures. 5h 58m total.

Section 1: Introduction

7 lectures

  • Introduction and objectivesSelf-paced
  • Web serversSelf-paced
  • Introduction to NGINXSelf-paced
  • NGINX architecture6 min
  • NGINX use cases6 min
  • SummarySelf-paced
  • ReadmeSelf-paced

Section 2: Install and Config

9 lectures

  • Install and config introductionSelf-paced
  • NGINX overview18 min
  • Install and configSelf-paced
  • NGINX install and config demo7 min
  • First website with NGINX demo15 min
  • Firewall and portsSelf-paced
  • Firewall and ports install and config demo7 min
  • SummarySelf-paced
  • ReadmeSelf-paced

Section 3: Intermediate Config

12 lectures

  • Intermediate config introductionSelf-paced
  • Virtual servers and multiple sites6 min
  • Configure multiple sites demo11 min
  • URL redirect and rewrite20 min
  • Configure URL redirect demo9 min
  • Configure URL rewrite demo4 min
  • Load balancer11 min
  • Load balancer demo10 min
  • Reverse proxy6 min
  • Reverse proxy demo8 min
  • Summary2 min
  • ReadmeSelf-paced

Section 4: Security

11 lectures

  • Security introduction2 min
  • HTTPS11 min
  • HTTPS demo10 min
  • HTTP headers16 min
  • HTTP headers demo16 min
  • Basic authentication6 min
  • Authentication demo8 min
  • Blocking trafficSelf-paced
  • Blocking traffic demo18 min
  • Summary3 min
  • ReadmeSelf-paced

Section 5: Performance

13 lectures

  • Performance introduction1 min
  • Rate limiting12 min
  • Rate limiting demo14 min
  • Caching11 min
  • Caching demo20 min
  • Compression10 min
  • Compression demo15 min
  • Connection handling12 min
  • Monitoring and troubleshootingSelf-paced
  • Monitoring demo12 min
  • Troubleshooting demo10 min
  • Summary2 min
  • ReadmeSelf-paced

Section 6: Outro

2 lectures

  • Outro3 min
  • ReadmeSelf-paced

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