Description

Nginx is a high-performance web server that stands out from its main competitor Apache thanks to its modular design. Present on around 20% of Web servers in France, Nginx continues to appeal to Web administrators looking for high performance. For professionals who have chosen this solution, a 3-day training course is available to teach them how to install and administer an Nginx server with the necessary knowledge and skills.

Who is this training for ?

For whom ?

Anyone wishing to configure, install and operate an Nginx server

Prerequisites

Know the basics of TCP/IP and web technologies

Training objectives

To understand how an Nginx server works, it is important to know how to install, configure, secure and monitor it in production

Additionally, it is essential to have the necessary knowledge to successfully migrate Apache servers to Nginx

Training program

• Introduction
  • Presentation, history, license
  • Features: http server, reverse proxy, messaging proxy, video content streaming, ...
  • Supported platforms
  • Architecture: asynchronous server principle, modularity
• Implementation
  • Choice of modules, a version/distribution
  • Practical work: installation, startup, basic configuration
• Protocole HTTP
  • How it works, query format
  • Methods
  • Syntax of a URL
• Nginx Server Configuration
  • Study of the file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf: http-block, server-block, location-block
• Setting up a primary site
  • Internal name of the server, DNS reminder, home page, file types, aliases, definition of relative paths
  • Practical work: implementation with creation of a Nginx server site and configuration
• Virtual Hosts and locations
  • Principle, configuration, virtual hosts based on the IP address, on the name
  • Configuration of URLs
• Scripts CGI
  • Running applications in PHP, in Python
• Proxy server
  • Nginx configuration as reverse proxy and messaging proxy
• Exploitation
  • Site administration
  • Log files: creation of separate log files for each virtual hotel
  • Log file rotation mechanism
  • Analysis of information stored in logs
  • Practical work: loading the site and visualizing behavior
• Security
  • The HttpAuthBasicModule module
  • Implementation of the auth_basic and auth_basic_user_file directives
  • Creation of login/password: htpasswd-b or htpasswd-perl
  • Access restriction based on IP address: allow and deny directives, and with password restriction: satisfy directive
• Migration
  • Comparison of Nginx and Apache servers
  • Migration tips