To ensure that you can effectively participate and get the most out of our Nginx Web Server Administration course, we recommend that you have the following minimum knowledge and skills:

• Basic understanding of networking concepts, including TCP/IP, DNS, and HTTP/HTTPS.
• Familiarity with the Linux operating system, particularly CentOS 7, as the course includes installing NGINX on this distribution.
• Knowledge of command-line interface (CLI) usage on Linux systems, as the course involves executing commands and editing configuration files.
• A foundational understanding of server technologies and web server concepts such as virtual hosts, SSL/TLS, and MIME types.

While prior experience with web server administration is not required, it would be beneficial for understanding the comparison between NGINX and other web servers like Apache.

These prerequisites are designed to ensure that you have a basic foundation upon which the course content can build. They are not meant to be barriers to entry but rather guidelines to help you succeed in the course. If you are enthusiastic and willing to learn, our course is structured to assist you in gaining the skills necessary for NGINX web server administration, even if some concepts are new to you.

Target Audience for Nginx Web Server Administration

The Nginx Web Server Administration course provides in-depth training on managing high-performance web servers for IT professionals.

Target job roles and audience for the course include:

• System Administrators
• Network Administrators
• DevOps Engineers
• Site Reliability Engineers (SRE)
• Web Developers with a focus on server-side technologies
• Technical Support Specialists involved in web server management
• IT Professionals aiming to specialize in web infrastructure
• Cloud Infrastructure Engineers
• Security Professionals responsible for web server security
• Application Developers who need to understand the deployment environment
• IT Students and enthusiasts wanting to acquire web server administration skills

Learning Objectives - What you will Learn in this Nginx Web Server Administration?

Introduction to Learning Outcomes:

Gain mastery in NGINX web server administration through our comprehensive course, covering installation, configuration, security, and performance optimization for scalable, high-availability web services.

Learning Objectives and Outcomes:

• Understand the fundamentals of NGINX, including its architecture compared to Apache and its role as a web server.
• Learn to install NGINX on Centos 7 and from source, ensuring flexibility across different system environments.
• Configure and manage virtual hosts and serve static content efficiently, while customizing error pages and MIME types.
• Implement robust access control with HTTP Basic Auth and secure web services with SSL/TLS configurations and HTTPS redirection.
• Master the configuration of NGINX as a reverse proxy for enhanced security and performance, including handling of headers and deployment strategies for different applications.
• Understand the principles of load balancing with NGINX, configuring health checks and optimizing server weights for effective traffic distribution.
• Deep dive into the caching subsystem to leverage HTTP caching, understand cache control headers, and optimize content delivery.
• Configure detailed logging in NGINX to monitor and troubleshoot server issues effectively, utilizing custom logging for greater insight.
• Enhance NGINX security by improving SSL configurations, installing, and configuring NAXSI as a Web Application Firewall, and managing rule-matching patterns.
• Optimize web performance through HTTP compression techniques, including GZIP, to improve load times and bandwidth usage.