Top 5 2017 blog posts: NGINX Plus Release 12, microservices, load balancing, security, and the NGINX Application Platform.
Optimizing Web Servers for High Throughput and Low Latency
Alexey Ivanov, Site Reliability Engineer at Dropbox, goes into depth on optimizing NGINX web servers for high throughput and low latency.
Update: Using Free Let’s Encrypt SSL/TLS Certificates with NGINX
Learn how to use the Let’s Encrypt client to generate RSA certificates and automatically configure NGINX to use the newly issued certificates.
Running Microservices on OpenShift with the NGINX MRA’s Fabric Model
Deploy a microservices application on OpenShift, using the Fabric Model of the NGINX MRA for service discovery, persistent SSL connections, & health checks.
nginx.conf 2016 Preview 2: Customer and Partner Speakers
Take advantage of the early bird discount for nginx.conf 2016 now! Read about customer and partner speakers in this blog post.
nginx.conf 2016 Preview 1: NGINX Speakers
Take advantage of the early bird discount for nginx.conf 2016 now! Read about NGINX speakers in this blog post.
Let’s Encrypt: TLS for NGINX
At nginx.conf 2015, Peter Eckersley and Yan Zhu of the Electronic Frontier Foundation explain how the new Let's Encrypt CA promotes adoption of TLS .
NGINX + HTTPS 101: The Basics & Getting Started
What are HTTPS and SSL/TLS? Learn about protocol versions, cipher suites, and how to configure NGINX for HTTPS and SSL/TLS.
HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) and NGINX
Discover how configuring HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) in NGINX and NGINX Plus prevents HTTP hijacking attacks
DROWN Vulnerability CVE-2016-0800 in OpenSSL Misses Most NGINX Users
The DROWN vulnerability in OpenSSL, CVE-2016-0800, does not affect most NGINX users. See this article for details and preventative steps.