Instant Nginx Starter

by Martin Fjordvald

In Detail

Nginx is an open source web server and a reverse proxy server for HTTP, SMTP, POP3, and IMAP protocols. It is used to deploy dynamic HTTP content on a network using FastCGI and SCGI handlers for scripts and it serves as a software load balancer . Nginx enables the user to save resources compared to other major web servers such as Apache HTTP as well as provides site visitors with a faster load time for an improved user experience.

Instant Nginx Starter will show you how to install and set up nginx web server by introducing you to basics that covers an understanding of the nginx modules, which will help you to migrate from Apache to achieve high concurrency, performance and low memory usage.

Nginx Starter introduces you to the configuration file in its entirety, explaining the importance of different sections. The book then takes you through various examples based on core syntax and specific features enabling you to configure nginx.

During the course of the book, you will see how modern technology is merged with nginx by detailing an example based on websockets. The starter guide emphasizes optimizing load time through compression and caching of dynamic responses, while highlighting that nginx can seamlessly become part of a productive ecosystem of the software.

Through this book, you will have learned everything you need to control nginx behavior with an understanding over the tools to debug problems and execute plans.

Approach

Get to grips with a new technology, understand what it is and what it can do for you, and then get to work with the most important features and tasks.This book is written in practical Starter style with lots of helpful examples which will guide you gently into the world of nginx.

Who this book is for

This book is targeted at those people who are new to nginx and want to learn the intricacies of nginx web server. The book assumes that the readers have basic knowledge of Linux and backends such as PHP, Apache, Ruby, and Python.

Genres: Nonfiction

48 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[Peter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very, very brief. However it contained the essentials for understanding how Nginx can route requests and its role in delivering static content while pushing dynamic requests to fully-featured back-ends using some intelligent load balancing along with a verbose but logical configuration to manage it all. Not comprehensive but enough to chew on as an introduction.

[Johan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Who is this book for? It can be used by people who want to get started with Nginx, but I believe it is best suited for sysadmins managing Apache webservers and who want to quickly get familiar with Nginx. It is worth more than 3*, but 4 would be too much.