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NGINX in Real-World Scenarios - Increasing Performance

 


🌐 NGINX in Real-World Scenarios

  1. Content Delivery Networks (CDNs): NGINX powers popular CDNs like Cloudflare due to its high-speed content caching capabilities.
  2. E-Commerce Platforms: Handles millions of requests for platforms like Shopify, ensuring zero downtime.
  3. Streaming Services: Used by Netflix to deliver seamless video streaming experiences.

🛡️ Enhancing Security with NGINX

Enable SSL/TLS:

NGINX supports Let's Encrypt for free SSL certificates.

sudo apt install certbot python3-certbot-nginx
sudo certbot --nginx -d example.com -d www.example.com

🛡️ Enhancing Security with NGINX
Enable SSL/TLS:
NGINX supports Let's Encrypt for free SSL certificates.
 
Web Application Firewall (WAF):
Integrate ModSecurity for advanced threat protection.
 
📈 Performance Optimization Tips
  1. Use gzip compression to reduce response size.
gzip on;
gzip_types text/plain application/json;
 
   2. Enable HTTP/2 for faster load times.
 
listen 443 ssl http2;
 
   3. Set caching for static assets. 
 
 location /static/ {
    expires 30d;
}

 
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