Configuring nginx

Purpose

Guide engineers through configuring nginx for common web infrastructure needs: static file serving, reverse proxying backend applications, load balancing across multiple servers, SSL/TLS termination, caching, and performance optimization. Provides production-ready configurations with security best practices.

When to Use This Skill

Use when working with:

• Setting up web server for static sites or single-page applications
• Configuring reverse proxy for Node.js, Python, Ruby, or Go applications
• Implementing load balancing across multiple backend servers
• Terminating SSL/TLS for HTTPS traffic
• Adding caching layer for performance improvement
• Building API gateway functionality
• Protecting against DDoS with rate limiting
• Proxying WebSocket connections

Trigger phrases: "configure nginx", "nginx reverse proxy", "nginx load balancer", "enable SSL in nginx", "nginx performance tuning", "nginx caching", "nginx rate limiting"