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Nginx and Reverse Proxy for Developers
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This book teaches Nginx from developer and backend perspectives. It covers request flow, server blocks, reverse proxying, headers, upstreams, TLS, caching, buffering, rate limiting, zero-downtime deploys, and how to run application traffic safely in production.
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01Chapter 1: Introduction to Nginx and Reverse Proxy Concepts02Chapter 2: Installing Nginx, Configuration Files, and Request Flow03Chapter 3: Server Blocks, Routing, and Static File Serving04Chapter 4: Reverse Proxy Basics, Headers, and Forwarded Context05Chapter 5: Upstreams, Load Balancing, and Health Strategy06Chapter 6: Buffering, Timeouts, and Long-Running Requests07Chapter 7: Caching, Compression, and Performance Optimization08Chapter 8: WebSockets, HTTP Versions, and Realtime Traffic09Chapter 9: TLS, HTTPS, Redirects, and Secure Transport10Chapter 10: Rate Limiting, Access Control, and Basic Hardening11Chapter 11: Logs, Metrics, Debugging, and Production Troubleshooting12Chapter 12: Deployments, Rollbacks, and Zero-Downtime Change Management13Chapter 13: Designing Nginx for a Real Application Stack14Chapter 14: Running APIs, Frontends, and Admin Traffic Together15Chapter 15: Hardening, Observing, and Tuning the Proxy Layer16Chapter 16: Capstone: Operate Nginx in Production17Appendix A: Commands and Workflow Cheat Sheet18Appendix B: Reference Architectures and Patterns19Appendix C: Common Mistakes and Fixes20Appendix D: Best Practices Summary
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