Course Outline
Introduction
Nginx as a front-end for IoT (load balancer, reverse proxy, application delivery platform)
- Differences between Nginx vs Ngnix Plus
Management and monitoring capabilities
- Overview of TCP, HTTP and UDP protocols
- Bandwidth requirements
- UDP role in IoT communications
Overview of Nginx Architecture and Functionality
- How Nginx maintains connection "state"
- How Ngnix handls TCP and UDP (conversation, etc.)
- How Nginx passes IP addresses to the backend
Case Study: Nginix as an IOT server
- IoT Architecture: sensors, hubs and servers
Installing Nginx
- Debian, Ubuntu and source installations
Using Nginx as a Load balancer
- About performance and scalability
- Load balancing TCP / HTTP connections
- Load balancing UDP connections
Using Nginx as a reverse proxy
- Replacing default configuration with new one
- Modifying request headers
- Fine-tuned buffering of responses
Using Nginx as a forward proxy
- Configuring Ngnix
- Forwarding traffic to a variable host instead of a predefined one.
Case study: Nginx in Very Large Industrial IT Systems
Maximizing Performance
- Optimizing performance (Nginx parameters, OS parameters, virtual machine CPU / memory ratio)
- Client-side performance optimization
Securing
- Restricting access
- Authentication
- Secure links
- Common security issues in Nginx configurations
Scaling
- Deploying content across multiple servers
- Configuration sharing
Enhancing Nginx with LUA scripts and other plugins
- OpenResty, LuaJIT and Lua libraries
Logging in Nginx
- Accessing log and error files across multiple servers
- Optimizing logging
Monitoring Nginx
- Enhancing maintainability and reliability
Troubleshooting Nginx
Closing remarks
Requirements
- An understanding of TCP/IP
- Experience with the Linux command line
Testimonials (3)
Practical work
James - Argent Energy
Course - Introduction to IoT Using Arduino
The oral skills and human side of the trainer (Augustin).
Jeremy Chicon - TE Connectivity
Course - NB-IoT for Developers
The training was relevant to my needs and I would be able to apply the lessons learnt to meet my challenging needs