The NGINX Microservices Reference Architecture has been one of our most useful assets, showing how to use a scalable set of three models for progressively more complex and powerful microservices apps. Version 1.2 features greater integration with Kubernetes.
Charles Pretzer

Charles Pretzer has served as an architect and lead engineer for a wide range of companies, with a focus on high-volume online retailers. He is now Technical Architect at NGINX and is leading the launch of the Microservices Reference Architecture.
Using an API Gateway for Microservices
NGINX technical architect Charles Pretzer describes the advantages of using an API gateway and how it fits in your journey to microservices. He also reveals which microservices and service mesh architectures can use an API gateway-type approach, and which can't.
MRA AMA Part 10: Kubernetes and the Microservices Reference Architecture
In this webinar, we describe and demonstrate how to use NGINX Open Source and NGINX Plus with Kubernetes and NGINX Ingress Controller.
MRA AMA Part 9: Ingenious – The Journey to Service Mesh using a Microservices Demo App
In this Ask Me Anything session, we describe and demonstrate Ingenious, a demo app for microservices and service mesh from NGINX.
MRA AMA Part 8: Secure Inter-Service Communication
In this webinar, find out how to secure communications within a microservices architecture, using NGINX and NGINX Plus, with and without SSL/TLS.
MRA AMA Part 6: Service-Mesh Models
Learn how service mesh‑based models are used in the NGINX Microservices Reference Architecture.
Microservices AMA: Load Balancing and Service Discovery
Learn how NGINX Plus supports service discovery and load balancing in the NGINX Microservices Reference Architecture (MRA).
Microservices Fabric Model Release and Ask Me Anything
In this webinar we answer attendee questions about the Fabric Model of the NGINX Microservices Reference Architecture, which is now available on GitHub.