Tristan

Does anyone have any recommendations on books to really learn reverse proxies and #NGINX? The ones I've found seem to have little to no reviews and I don't want to pay for AI generated crap.

I really can't learn from videos at all.
#textbooks #systemsadministration #sysop #selfhosting

Feb 26 at 3:33pmWeb
Show threadTristanFeb 26
I should probably clarify I'm a sysadmin looking for skill development, not just to get up and going.
something like "mastering Nginx by Dimitri Aivaliotis" or "Mastering NGINX for Site Reliability and Performance Optimization by richa garg" SEEM to cover what I want, but I've bought technical IT books before that turned out to just be copy and pasted man pages and screenshot tutorials.
Show threadgaryFeb 26
@Tristan i would say howtoforge for vetted howtos - i totally agree on format - 10 steps in text on a web page beats a video - you can't cut and paste the video!
Show threadVoidZeroOne   Feb 26

@Tristan https://phoenixnap.com/kb/nginx-reverse-proxy

and

https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/web-server/reverse-proxy/

should have you covered

No idea how one would write an entire book on that topic.

Unless you want to do load/geo balancing, clustering etc.

How to Set up & Use NGINX as a Reverse Proxy

Learn how to set up an NGINX reverse proxy through a hands-on example. NGINX includes load balancing, security, and optimization options.

Knowledge Base by phoenixNAP
Show threadTristanFeb 26
@TheOneDoc thank you, but I'm looking for an in depth understanding of best practices, considerations, and obscure configurations rather than a tutorial. I've set up Nginx alot, but would like to really be an expert. Load balancing, performance and security are where I feel like my knowledge is most limited.
Show threadVoidZeroOne   Feb 26

@Tristan than your best bet would be a course and that stuff is not cheap.
I don't think anyone is giving it away for free or the price of a book 🤷🏿‍♀️

Edit: Best practice is always difficult as it largely depens on what you are working with.

Network topology, speed, etc and most of the relevant optimizations aren't actually done in nginx.

I wish you good look on your quest.

Show threadStephan PaternotteFeb 26
@Tristan slight deviation: do you know nginx proxy manager (NPM)?
I've found this a great reliëf compared to the bare bones nginx and its documentation has been very helpful to me as well.
https://nginxproxymanager.com/
Nginx Proxy Manager

Docker container and built in Web Application for managing Nginx proxy hosts with a simple, powerful interface, providing free SSL support via Let's Encrypt

Show threadTristanFeb 26
@S_Paternotte thank you, I will definitely give that a try. It looks very useful.