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Nginx HTTP Server, Third Edition
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Nginx HTTP Server, Third Edition

by Nedelcu
November 2015
Beginner to intermediate
318 pages
6h 49m
English
Packt Publishing
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Chapter 2. Basic Nginx Configuration

In this chapter, we will establish an appropriate configuration for your web server. For this purpose, we begin to discover the syntax that is used in the Nginx configuration files. Then, we need to understand the various directives that will let you prepare and optimize your web server for the different traffic patterns and hardware setups. Finally, we will create some test pages to make sure that everything has been done correctly and that the configuration is valid. We will only approach the basic configuration directives here. The following chapters will explore more advanced topics such as HTTP module configuration and usage, creating virtual hosts, and more.

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