Nginx

Nginx is an HTTP server and it does 2 things well, it serves static files and it makes a great reverse proxy for APIs.

Lessons

Each lesson focuses on a single aspect of building the project, like modeling the data, building a GraphQL server in Elixir, or building a mobile client for it in Flutter.

Hosting Static Websites

Use Nginx to host a basic static website.

Server Rendered Apps

How to make Nginx useful with server rendered apps built using Rails or Express.js.

Logging and Monitoring

Configuring and managing basic logging for Nginx.

Authors

The code in the applications was produced by:

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Alex Allen

Alex is an independent developer who is obsessed with both performance and information security. When not writing code, Alex is either playing guitar or working in his garden.

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