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?