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Nginx Explained: The Complete Guide to the Web Server That Powers the Internet

If you've browsed the web today, you've almost certainly touched Nginx without knowing it. It serves static files, proxies traffic to application servers, balances load across fleets of machines, terminates TLS, and caches content, often all at once. This guide covers what Nginx is, how it works internally, how to configure it, and how to run it well in production.