Nginx Practice Guide
5 posts in this series
Nginx Reverse Proxy Complete Guide: Upstream, Buffering, and Timeout
Deep dive into Nginx reverse proxy's three core configurations: upstream load balancing, proxy buffer tuning, and timeout settings, covering 502/504 troubleshooting, keepalive connection pooling, and health checks
Nginx Performance Tuning: gzip, Caching, and Connection Pool Configuration
Comprehensive guide to Nginx performance tuning, including gzip compression to reduce transfer size by 60-80%, proxy_cache strategies for 95% hit rates, and worker_connections configuration to boost concurrency by 3-4x
Nginx SSL/TLS Configuration in Practice: From HTTPS Certificates to A+ Security Hardening
Configure Nginx HTTPS from scratch: Let's Encrypt certificate issuance, TLS 1.3 security hardening, SSL Labs A+ rating configuration templates, OCSP Stapling performance optimization. Complete guide for 2026.
Nginx Load Balancing in Practice: upstream Configuration and Health Checks
A detailed guide to Nginx upstream load balancing configuration, including weight distribution, five strategy choices, passive and active health check implementations, and production security best practices
Nginx Dynamic Upstream: Real-Time Service Discovery with Lua
Deep dive into OpenResty's three-layer dynamic upstream architecture, compare health check solutions, and provide complete integration code for Consul/Nacos/etcd to achieve real-time service discovery in containerized environments.
