NGINX and Web Server Technologies

  1. NGINX as a Reverse Proxy
    1. Reverse Proxy Concepts
      1. Proxy Server Fundamentals
        1. Forward vs Reverse Proxy
          1. Use Cases and Benefits
            1. Architecture Patterns
            2. Basic Proxy Configuration
              1. Proxy Pass Directive
                1. Upstream URL Specification
                  1. Protocol Support
                    1. Path Handling
                    2. Proxy Redirect Handling
                      1. Proxy Error Handling
                      2. Header Management
                        1. Request Header Modification
                          1. Proxy Set Header
                            1. Proxy Pass Header
                              1. Proxy Hide Header
                              2. Response Header Modification
                                1. Standard Proxy Headers
                                  1. X-Real-IP
                                    1. X-Forwarded-For
                                      1. X-Forwarded-Proto
                                        1. X-Forwarded-Host
                                      2. Proxy Buffering
                                        1. Buffer Configuration
                                          1. Proxy Buffering Directive
                                            1. Buffer Size Settings
                                              1. Buffer Count Settings
                                              2. Buffering Strategies
                                                1. Memory Management
                                                  1. Performance Implications
                                                  2. Timeout Configuration
                                                    1. Connection Timeouts
                                                      1. Send Timeouts
                                                        1. Read Timeouts
                                                          1. Keepalive Timeouts
                                                          2. Advanced Proxy Features
                                                            1. Proxy Cache Integration
                                                              1. SSL Termination
                                                                1. WebSocket Proxying
                                                                  1. HTTP/2 Proxying

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                                                                7. Load Balancing with NGINX