A practical book on real-world NGINX deployments to get you up and running quickly.About This BookBe the first to immerse yourself in the NGINX 1.9x web server and explore the plethora of advanced features.Master the skills of load balancing TCP-based applications and implementing HTTP/2.A recipe-based approach book that provides you with up-to-date information on NGINX, allowing you to implement specific use cases immediately.Who This Book Is ForThis book is aimed at smaller-to-medium developers, who are just getting started with NGINX. It assumes they already understand the basics of how a web server works and how basic networking works.What You Will LearnPractical, real-world examples and recipes on how to use NGINXCommon CMS deployments such as WordPress, Joomla and moreNGINX configurations for frameworks such as Ruby on Rails, Django and moreDetailed SSL recipes, including HTTP/2Real world rewrite examplesBasic web and TCP load balancing configurationBandwidth management and connection limitingDetailed NGINX deployment scenarios with DockerPerformance tuning and monitoring of your NGINX deploymentsOpenResty deployment guidesAdvanced deployments with NGINX Plus featuresIn DetailNGINX Cookbook covers the basics of configuring NGINX as a web server for use with common web frameworks such as WordPress and Ruby on Rails, through to utilization as a reverse proxy. Designed as a go-to reference guide, this book will give you practical answers based on real-world deployments to get you up and running quickly.Recipes have also been provided for multiple SSL configurations, different logging scenarios, practical rewrites, and multiple load balancing scenarios. Advanced topics include covering bandwidth management, Docker container usage, performance tuning, OpenResty, and the NGINX Plus commercial features.By the time you've read this book, you will be able to adapt and use a wide variety of NGINX implementations to solve any problems you have.