NGINX

NGINX is an open-source, high-performance HTTP server, reverse proxy, and load balancer. Its event-driven architecture allows it to handle thousands of concurrent connections with minimal resource consumption, making it ideal for high-traffic websites and microservice architectures.

Advantages

• Superior performance for static content and concurrent connections
• Highly configurable with a modular design
• Excellent for microservices architecture as an API gateway
• Built-in load balancing capabilities for horizontal scaling
• Battle-tested security features including rate limiting and request filtering

Use Cases

• Web application hosting and proxy
• API gateway with rate limiting
• TLS termination and security layer

Alternatives

• Apache HTTP Server (Sovereignty: 4)
• Microsoft IIS (Sovereignty: 1)

Installation Steps

1. Install NGINX using your distribution's package manager (apt, yum, etc.)
2. Configure server blocks in /etc/nginx/sites-available/
3. Create symbolic links to sites-enabled to activate configurations
4. Test configuration with nginx -t
5. Reload or restart NGINX service to apply changes

Resources

• Official Documentation
• GitHub Repository