If you’re actively involved in architecting enterprise applications to run in production Kubernetes environments, or in deploying and managing the underlying container infrastructure, you know firsthand how containers use IT resources quite differently from non‑containerized applications, and how important it is to have an application‑aware network that can adapt at the fast pace of change…
Continue reading ›What Is a Service Mesh?
A service mesh is a configurable, low‑latency infrastructure layer designed to handle a high volume of network‑based interprocess communication among application infrastructure services using application programming interfaces (APIs). A service mesh ensures that communication among containerized and often ephemeral application infrastructure services is fast, reliable, and secure. The mesh provides critical capabilities including service discovery,…
Continue reading ›Docker Swarm Load Balancing with NGINX and NGINX Plus
At nginx.conf 2016 in Austin this September, I gave a presentation on using NGINX and NGINX Plus in a Docker Swarm cluster. In this post I discuss how to use NGINX and NGINX Plus for Docker Swarm load balancing in conjunction with the features introduced in Docker 1.12. All files I used during my demo at nginx.conf (and more)…
Continue reading ›Announcing a New Ebook, Docker for Java Developers
Docker containers may be the hottest thing in software development. Containers make software development easier by combining an app and its environment into a single unit. Managing app dependencies becomes far easier. In our recent survey of app developers, NGINX found that more than a third of developers are using containers in development and/or production –…
Continue reading ›Get the Hands‑On Guide to CI/CD with Docker in this Free O’Reilly Ebook
It’s no secret that the use of Docker and container technologies is on the rise. We recently surveyed the broad community of NGINX and NGINX Plus users and found that a full two‑thirds of organizations are investigating or already using containers in some way. Whether you’re already running contained applications in production or are still thinking…
Continue reading ›Service Discovery for NGINX Plus Using DNS SRV Records from Consul
[Editor – The solution described in this blog relies on the NGINX Plus Status and Upstream Conf modules (enabled by the status and upstream_conf directives). Those modules are replaced and deprecated by the NGINX Plus API in NGINX Plus Release 13 (R13) and later, and will not be available after NGINX Plus R15. For the solution to continue working,…
Continue reading ›Monitoring Microservices in Docker Containers with NGINX Amplify
Most microservices deployments use container technologies in one way or another. When deploying NGINX in containers, thousands of users choose Docker for its ease of use and rapidly growing community. The NGINX image is one the most frequently downloaded in the Docker Registry. Recently we announced the beta version of NGINX Amplify, a new service for…
Continue reading ›NGINX and NGINX Plus Everywhere
The open source NGINX software and NGINX Plus, the commercially supported product built on NGINX, have become the application delivery platform for the most demanding web sites and applications in the world. Combined they now power over 50% of the world’s 10,000 busiest websites. NGINX and NGINX Plus provide flexibility, power, and simplicity on a scale that…
Continue reading ›Make your Containers Production-Ready with this Free O’Reilly Ebook
In a fairly short time Docker has become one of the most talked‑about projects in the technology community. It's not only startups that are embracing Docker, but also large, established enterprises, contradicting the stereotype that enterprises are slow to move. This is because Docker has something for everyone. For the developer, Docker makes it easier…
Continue reading ›Flawless Application Delivery – NGINX’s Vision to Enable the Digital Future
The following is adapted from a talk given by NGINX CEO Gus Robertson at nginx.conf 2015, held in San Francisco in September. Watch a video of the talk here. Table of Contents 0:00 Introduction 1:04 NGINX – Powering the World’s Busiest Websites 1:46 The Most Innovative Companies in the World Use NGINX 2:10 Where We’re Heading…
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