Class 07: Web Server Deployment - HeraldoM332/301-Reading-Notes GitHub Wiki

NGINX is important to know because it basically allows better speeds and better performances compared to other web servers

What are some common use cases for NGINX?

A reverse proxy and load balancer to manage incoming traffic and distribute it to slower upstream servers

How does NGINX handle tasks that could slow down the web server?

Negotiating SSL/TLS or compressing and caching content to improve performance

Describe, as if to a non-technical friend how to actually pronounce “NGINX”, and why an org might chooose to use it.

Engine X, the reason an organization might use it is basically to help handle tasks that won't slow it down and handle network traffic

Things I want to know more about

How common is NGINX and how often will we be working with it?

Resources:

https://www.nginx.com/resources/glossary/nginx/