NGINX
NGINX serves static content, terminates TLS, proxies requests to backends and balances load. It is also available as a Kubernetes ingress controller and as a container image in Docker.
Key concepts #
- Server block: a virtual host.
- Reverse proxy: forwards requests to upstream servers.
- Config as code: deploy it with Ansible.
Learn it #
See Ansible roles best practices and Docker networking.
Run it as a web server, proxy and load balancer with Install NGINX with Docker.
Related tutorials
- Docker & Rancher Desktop Tutorials
Install NGINX with Docker: Web Server, Reverse Proxy and HTTPS
Run NGINX in a container to serve a static site, proxy requests to an application, balance load between replicas and add TLS, with the configuration explained.
- Kubernetes Tutorials
Using a NodePort in a Kubernetes Cluster on top of VirtualBox
Kubernetes tutorial explaining how to use a NodePort to publish applications in a Kubernetes cluster running in VirtualBox with Vagrant and Ansible
Networking and Delivery
Istio
Istio is an open source service mesh for Kubernetes that adds traffic routing, security and observability between services without changing the code.