nginx for sys and web admins **FREE**

This course is completely free

In this course you will learn about nginx web server administration. The operating system used in the course is Ubuntu but majority of the steps will work on Unix/Linux based operating systems. The course covers a number of topics on nginx web server. Almost all of the topics are hands-on with some basic theory. The course is ideal for system admins or web admins or devops professionals who want to learn nginx web server administration. There is absolutely no coding experience required. Knowledge of Linux administration is required.

After completing this course, you will be able to:

Install nginx web server on Ubuntu, CentOS and containers

Install a nginx container

Understand the folder structure

Understand configuration files used by nginx

Learn some of the popular directives used by nginx

Perform administration tasks like stop and start nginx web server

Understand the main log files that are used by nginx

Customize the access log file used by nginx

Understand how content is served by nginx

Learn how to serve content from the file system

Display custom messages for common http errors

Understand the concept of a reverse proxy

Configure nginx as a reverse proxy

Configure SSL for nginx