What is Nginx?#

This is a software used to ‘serve’ web content to our browser. It is an intermediary between a client and a server. In this instance, it acts as a reverse proxy where it receives client’s requests on behalf of a server. Nginx can either be used as: - HTTP Server - Revers proxy - Mail Proxy - Generic TCP/UDP proxy server Feautures in Nginx are activated using modules. This feature allows admins to only use the features they need. This means that you could install nginx and only use it as a HTTP server only

What are the advantages of using Nginx?#

Speed
Loadbalancing -> can be used to distribute traffic to backend service. This comes as an advantage to prevent DDOS attacks or overwhelming one server
Nginx has the ability to run on very cheap hardware
nginx has the ability to update without interrupting running workloads
Very easy to maintain and install