NGINX and Web Server Technologies

  1. Installation and Initial Setup
    1. System Requirements
      1. Hardware Requirements
        1. Operating System Support
          1. Dependency Requirements
          2. Installation Methods
            1. Package Manager Installation
              1. Debian and Ubuntu Systems
                1. Red Hat and CentOS Systems
                  1. SUSE Systems
                    1. Alpine Linux
                    2. Source Code Compilation
                      1. Downloading Source
                        1. Build Dependencies
                          1. Configuration Options
                            1. Compilation Process
                              1. Installation Steps
                              2. Container Deployment
                                1. Official Docker Images
                                  1. Custom Container Builds
                                    1. Container Configuration
                                    2. Cloud Platform Deployment
                                      1. AWS Installation
                                        1. Google Cloud Installation
                                          1. Azure Installation
                                        2. Directory Structure and Files
                                          1. Configuration Directory
                                            1. Main Configuration File
                                              1. Additional Configuration Files
                                                1. Site-Specific Configurations
                                                2. Log Directory
                                                  1. Access Log Files
                                                    1. Error Log Files
                                                      1. Log Rotation
                                                      2. Web Content Directory
                                                        1. Default Document Root
                                                          1. Custom Web Roots
                                                            1. File Permissions
                                                            2. Runtime Directory
                                                              1. Process ID Files
                                                                1. Socket Files
                                                                  1. Temporary Files
                                                                2. Service Management
                                                                  1. Starting NGINX
                                                                    1. Manual Startup
                                                                      1. Service Management
                                                                        1. Boot Configuration
                                                                        2. Stopping NGINX
                                                                          1. Graceful Shutdown
                                                                            1. Immediate Termination
                                                                            2. Reloading Configuration
                                                                              1. Configuration Reload
                                                                                1. Zero-Downtime Reload
                                                                                2. Process Control
                                                                                  1. Signal Handling
                                                                                    1. Process Monitoring
                                                                                    2. Configuration Testing
                                                                                      1. Syntax Validation
                                                                                        1. Configuration Testing
                                                                                          1. Debugging Configuration Issues

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