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Mastering Nginx

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By Dimitri Aivaliotis
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  1. Installing NGINX and Third-Party Modules
    • Installing NGINX and Third-Party Modules
    • Installing NGINX using a package manager
    • Installing NGINX from source
    • Configuring for web or mail service
    • Enabling various modules
    • Finding and installing third-party modules
    • Putting it all together
    • Summary
    • A Configuration Guide
    • The basic configuration format
    • NGINX global configuration parameters
    • Using include files
    • The HTTP server section
    • The virtual server section
    • Locations – where, when, and how
    • The mail server section
    • Full sample configuration
    • Summary
    • Using the Mail Module
    • Basic proxy service
    • Authentication service
    • Combining with memcached
    • Interpreting log files
    • Operating system limits
    • Summary
    • NGINX as a Reverse Proxy
    • Introduction to reverse proxying
    • Types of upstream servers
    • Converting an "if"-fy configuration to a more modern interpretation
    • Using error documents to handle upstream problems
    • Determining the client's real IP address
    • Summary
    • Reverse Proxy Advanced Topics
    • Security through separation
    • Isolating application components for scalability
    • Reverse proxy performance tuning
    • Summary
    • The NGINX HTTP Server
    • NGINX's architecture
    • The HTTP core module
    • Using limits to prevent abuse
    • Restricting access
    • Streaming media files
    • Predefined variables
    • Using NGINX with PHP-FPM
    • Wiring NGINX and uWSGI together
    • Summary
    • NGINX for the Developer
    • Caching integration
    • Changing content on-the-fly
    • Using Server Side Includes
    • Decision-making in NGINX
    • Creating a secure link
    • Generating images
    • Tracking website visitors
    • Preventing inadvertent code execution
    • Summary
    • Troubleshooting Techniques
    • Analyzing log files
    • Configuring advanced logging
    • Common configuration errors
    • Operating system limits
    • Performance problems
    • Using the Stub Status module
    • Summary
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