NGINX Unit Cookbook
Recipes for Using a Versatile Open Source Server
by Derek DeJonghe
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Hands-on recipes demonstrate Unit's new approach and show you how to deploy and configure this server for different applications. You'll learn how to run applications written in different languages on the same server, how to use NGINX Unit as the foundation for your web application development environment, and how Unit's RESTful API simplifies configuration.
- Learn how Unit differs from other middleware application servers;
- Install Unit using source code, Red Hat and Debian systems, or third-party repositories;
- Configure Unit using application, router, and listener objects;
- Start and stop the Unit server and the applications it runs;
- Manage user permissions, Linux namespace isolation, and API security;
- Run WordPress, Django, and other web applications with Unit;
- Serve applications with an NGINX proxy or load balancer. 
Book Description
Alongside its popular web server, NGINX provides a dynamic application server that supports configuration through a RESTful JSON API. The open source NGINX Unit server deploys configuration changes without service disruptions and runs apps built with multiple languages and frameworks. This updated cookbook shows developers, DevOps personnel, network admins, and cloud infrastructure pros how to quickly get started with NGINX Unit.Hands-on recipes demonstrate Unit's new approach and show you how to deploy and configure this server for different applications. You'll learn how to run applications written in different languages on the same server, how to use NGINX Unit as the foundation for your web application development environment, and how Unit's RESTful API simplifies configuration.
- Learn how Unit differs from other middleware application servers;
- Install Unit using source code, Red Hat and Debian systems, or third-party repositories;
- Configure Unit using application, router, and listener objects;
- Start and stop the Unit server and the applications it runs;
- Manage user permissions, Linux namespace isolation, and API security;
- Run WordPress, Django, and other web applications with Unit;
- Serve applications with an NGINX proxy or load balancer.
This open access book is Complimented by Nginx. You can download NGINX Unit Cookbook ebook for free in PDF format (2.0 MB).
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Unit Introduction and Features
Chapter 2
Installation
Chapter 3
Configuration
Chapter 4
Usage and Operations
Chapter 5
Security
Chapter 6
Application Integration
Chapter 7
Ecosystem Integration
Book Details
Title
NGINX Unit Cookbook
Subject
Computer Science
Publisher
O'Reilly Media
Published
2020
Pages
70
Edition
1
Language
English
ISBN13 Digital
9781492078562
ISBN10 Digital
1492078565
PDF Size
2.0 MB
License
Compliments of Nginx
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