Nginx Tutorial

1. Nginx Introduction

What Nginx is, installing it, and how its configuration file structure is organized.

2. Configuration Basics

A complete server block for serving static files, plus the core listen, server_name and location directives.

3. Reverse Proxy & Load Balancing

Configuring proxy_pass with forwarded headers, and load balancing across an upstream pool of servers.

4. SSL/TLS Configuration

A complete HTTPS server block, redirecting HTTP to HTTPS, and certificate basics with Let's Encrypt/Certbot.

5. Caching and Performance

proxy_cache for backend responses, gzip/Brotli compression, and browser caching headers for static assets.

6. Security Hardening

Rate limiting with limit_req, hiding server tokens, and common misconfigurations to avoid.

7. Nginx Interview Questions

Common Nginx interview questions on reverse proxies, location matching, load balancing, TLS, caching, and hardening.