NGINX Controller 3.0 is a complete platform upgrade that introduces application-centric management of your NGINX Plus-based infrastructure. It includes a self‑service portal for RBAC-based collaboration, a DevOps-optimized API, and a built-in certificate manager.
NGINX Unit 1.13.0 introduces reverse proxying, and version 1.14.0 adds address-based routing to the internal routing and file-serving functionality from previous releases. We combine the new features in a complete configuration example for IP address filtering and access management.
Release 1.6.0 of the NGINX Ingress Controller for Kubernetes, with improvements to NGINX Ingress Resources, support for OpenTracing, and much more.
NGINX Plus R20 builds on the enhancements made in R19 to rate limiting, adding real-time monitoring and logging; connection limiting now has the same features. We also added prefix matching in the key-value store, DNS resolution per upstream group, new PROXY Protocol variables, and improved security for HTTP/2.
#[email protected]: Meet Intern Lorcan McVeigh
Lorcan McVeigh describes what it's like to intern as a Software Engineer at the NGINX office in Cork, Ireland. He discusses how NGINX's team approach to software development not only leads to better code but also makes the company a great place to grow your skills.
Just One POST: Enabling Declarative DNS with F5 and the NGINX JavaScript Module
In this solution, we use NGINX Plus's active health checks and key-value store to track and store application status across multiple sites, and NGINX JavaScript to update DNS records maintained by BIG-IP DNS and DNS Load Balancer Cloud Service, based on the status information.
Redefining Client-Side Security with the Tala Security Certified Module for NGINX Plus
The Tala Security Certified Module for NGINX Plus leverages 150+ browser‑native controls to protect websites and apps from critical and growing threats -- such as XSS, Magecart, website supply‑chain attacks, and clickjacking -- without changes to application or client-side code.
5 Ways Software Load Balancers Facilitate Modern Application Delivery
Zack Belcher explores 5 reasons Vizuri recommends software-based load balancers to its customers instead of specialized, on-premises hardware appliances: they can enhance agility, facilitate modernization, increase flexibility, boost scalability, and lower costs.
The State of API Gateways
We examine the state of API gateways as the industry transitions from monolithic to microservices‑based apps, considering the challenges of hugely distributed app environments. We explore the role of API gateways in a service mesh and in hybrid clouds.
Rewind 2019: Highlights from the NGINX Blog
As 2019 comes to an end, we take a moment to look back at the most popular and noteworthy moments from the NGINX blog.
Customer Success with NGINX Plus: mobilcom-debitel Achieves 60% Cost Reduction, Enhanced Performance with Apigee Rip-and-Replace
In his session at NGINX Conf 2019, Felix Colaci of mobilcom-debitel shares how his team replaced Apigee with NGINX Plus as their API gateway. NGINX Plus reduced costs by 60% and improved reliability and performance. It fits perfectly into mobilcom-debitels CI/CD pipeline, enabling software update in minutes.
Real-Time APIs: Trends and Adoption
APIs are playing an increasingly important role in digital transformation at enterprises, in every vertical and region. We review trends in API usage as reported by industry analyst IDC, and explain how NGINX solves the challenges that companies face in deploying and managing APIs.
Using NGINX as a DoT or DoH Gateway
DNS over TLS (DoT) and DNS over HTTPS (DoH) are two emerging technologies for securing Domain Name System (DNS) traffic. In this post we take a look at the history of DNS and show how to implement DoT, DoH, and a DNS filter using NGINX Open Source and NGINX Plus.
How Real-Time APIs Power Our Lives
Many popular mobile apps rely on "real-time" APIs, which can process an API call end-to-end in under 30 milliseconds. Explore many real-world examples --- ride hailing, cashierless stores, credit card fraud detection, and IoT -- and learn why you need NGINX, the only real-time API solution.