Check out the first 7 videos in our tutorial series. They cover installation, the configuration API, web serving, running a simple app, the language modules, and more.
Timo Stark
Install and Configure NGINX Unit, the Universal Application, Web, and Proxy Server – EMEA
Learn how to install and configure NGINX Unit – an open source multi-language application server, lightweight web server, and reverse proxy.
How to Avoid the Top 5 NGINX Configuration Mistakes
Learn about the most common NGINX configuration mistakes and how to keep from making them.
Addressing Security Weaknesses in the NGINX LDAP Reference Implementation
We describe security vulnerabilities recently discovered in the NGINX LDAP reference implementation, and how to mitigate them. NGINX Open Source and NGINX Plus are not affected, and no corrective action is required if you do not use the reference implementation.
Avoiding the Top 10 NGINX Configuration Mistakes
We help you avoid the 10 most common NGINX configuration errors, explaining the problems caused by each and how to fix them. Errors include insufficient file descriptors per worker, disabling proxy buffering, and not using upstream groups and keepalive connections.
Mitigating the log4j Vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228) with NGINX
NGINX can help you protect your apps against the Log4Shell vulnerability in Apache log4j (CVE-2021-44228), with NGINX App Protect, NGINX ModSecurity WAF, or a script using the NGINX JavaScript Module.
Improving NGINX Performance with Kernel TLS and SSL_sendfile( )
NGINX Open Source 1.21.4 introduces support for kernel TLS (kTLS), which boosts performance by significantly reducing the need to copy data between user space and the kernel. We provide complete instructions for enabling kTLS in NGINX and share results of our performance testing.
Running Spring Boot Applications in a Zero Trust Environment with NGINX Unit
NGINX Unit makes supporting HTTPS simple and completely application-agnostic, because encryption is applied at the level of the listener, not the application. No need to dig into language‑specific details! In this blog we illustrate HTTPS configuration for a Spring Boot application.
Announcing NGINX Plus Release 24
Learn about the latest release of NGINX Plus and how it can help you solve your most pressing traffic management and security challenges.
Building Application Stacks With NGINX Unit
We show how to build an application stack with NGINX Unit, enabling automated deployment of production environments with custom‑built language runtime versions, libraries, modules, and extensions. The sample app is WordPress deployed in a Docker container.