Nginx

The author selected the Tech Education Fund to receive a donation as part of the Write for DOnations program. Introduction> Introduction # Docker is an open-source application that allows administrators to create, manage, deploy, and replicate applications using containers.

Introduction> Introduction # Nginx is one of the most popular web servers in the world and is responsible for hosting some of the largest and highest-traffic sites on the internet. It is more resource-friendly than Apache in most cases and can be used as a web server or reverse proxy.

Introduction> Introduction # In this guide, we will be setting up a simple Python application using the Flask micro-framework on Ubuntu 16.04. The bulk of this article will be about how to set up the uWSGI application server to launch the application and Nginx to act as a front end reverse proxy.

Introduction> Introduction # Apache and Nginx are two popular open source web servers often used with PHP. It can be useful to run both of them on the same virtual machine when hosting multiple websites which have varied requirements.

Introduction> Introduction # There are a number of choices you have to make when getting a website or application up and running. Sometimes, your requirements change, new technology becomes viable, or your user-base balloons unexpectedly.

The author selected The FreeBSD Foundation to receive a donation as part of the Write for DOnations program. Introduction> Introduction # Over the past few years, Docker has become a frequently used solution for deploying applications thanks to how it simplifies running and deploying applications in ephemeral containers.

Introduction> Introduction # Chef is a configuration management system designed to allow you to automate and control vast numbers of computers in an automated, reliable, and scalable manner. In previous tutorials, we have looked at some common Chef terminology and discussed how to install a Chef server, workstation, and nodes (with Chef 12 or Chef 11).

Introduction> Introduction # Nginx is a popular high-performance web server. This tutorial will teach you how to install and start Nginx on your CentOS 7 server. Prerequisites> Prerequisites # The steps in this tutorial require a non-root user with sudo privileges.

Introduction> Introduction # Relational database management systems like MySQL are needed for a significant portion of web sites and applications. However, not all users feel comfortable administering their data from the command line.

Introduction> Introduction # PHP 7, which was released on December 3, 2015, promises substantial speed improvements over previous versions of the language, along with new features like scalar type hinting. This guide explains how to quickly upgrade an Apache or Nginx web server running PHP 5.

Introduction> Introduction # OCSP stapling is a TLS/SSL extension which aims to improve the performance of SSL negotiation while maintaining visitor privacy. Before going ahead with the configuration, a short brief on how certificate revocation works.

Introduction> Introduction # TLS, or transport layer security, and its predecessor SSL, which stands for secure sockets layer, are web protocols used to wrap normal traffic in a protected, encrypted wrapper.

Introduction> Introduction # WordPress is the most popular CMS (content management system) in the world. It allows you to easily get your site or blog up and running. After installation, you can manage almost everything in an easy web interface.

Status: Deprecated> Status: Deprecated # This article covers a version of CentOS that is no longer supported. If you are currently operating a server running CentOS 6, we highly recommend upgrading or migrating to a supported version of CentOS.

Introduction> Introduction # Rails is an open source web application framework written in Ruby. It follows the Convention over Configuration philosophy by making assumptions that there is the ‘best’ way of doing things.

Introduction> Introduction # This tutorial shows how to deploy Nginx in a Docker container. By containerizing Nginx, we cut down on our sysadmin overhead. We will no longer need to manage Nginx through a package manager or build it from source.

Introduction> Introduction # Let’s Encrypt is a Certificate Authority (CA) that provides an easy way to obtain and install free TLS/SSL certificates, thereby enabling encrypted HTTPS on web servers. It simplifies the process by providing a software client, Certbot, that attempts to automate most (if not all) of the required steps.

Introduction> Introduction # Node.js is an open source Javascript runtime environment for easily building server-side and networking applications. The platform runs on Linux, OS X, FreeBSD, and Windows, and its applications are written in JavaScript.

Introduction> Introduction # High availability is a function of system design that allows an application to automatically restart or reroute work to another capable system in the event of a failure.

Introduction> Introduction # The LEMP software stack is a group of software that can be used to serve dynamic web pages and web applications. This is an acronym that describes a Linux operating system, with an Nginx (pronounced like “Engine-X”) web server.