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Nginx Patterns

Nginx patterns covering reverse proxy, SSL/TLS with Let's Encrypt, security headers, gzip compression, caching, rate limiting, and performance tuning.

Difficulty
intermediate
Read time
1 min read
Version
v1.0.0
Confidence
established
Last updated

Quick Reference

Nginx: TLS 1.2/1.3 only with strong ciphers. Security headers (HSTS, X-Frame-Options, CSP). server_tokens off. Gzip text/css/js (not images). proxy_cache for static content. Rate limiting with limit_req_zone. worker_processes auto. open_file_cache for static files. Let's Encrypt with certbot for free SSL.

Use When

  • Web server configuration
  • Reverse proxy setup
  • SSL termination
  • Static file serving

Skip When

  • Apache httpd
  • Caddy server
  • Cloud load balancers

Nginx Patterns

Nginx patterns covering reverse proxy, SSL/TLS with Let’s Encrypt, security headers, gzip compression, caching, rate limiting, and performance tuning.

Tags

nginx reverse-proxy ssl security caching performance

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