Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In this series, OSS Technologist Dave McAllister sits down with the NGINX community to discuss what they love about open source. Brought to you by F5!
This first episode is Coffee Klatch – a term that comes from the German "Kaffeeklatsch", which means an informal gathering where people chat over coffee. ☕️ Today's guest is Damian Curry, Director of Community & Alliances at F5 NGINX and longtime NGINX Open Source user.
In celebration of NGINX's 20th birthday, Dave and Damian dive into the history of NGINX while sharing ways new users can get started with open source technologies.
Read about NGINX's milestones: blog.nginx.org/blog/celebrating-20-years-of-nginx
Where to find the NGINX Community:
💚 Website – nginx.org
💬 Community Forum – community.nginx.org
⭐ GitHub – github.com/nginx
🚀 Twitter – https://x.com/nginxorg
🦋 Bluesky – https://bsky.app/profile/nginx.org
Where to find F5:
🔴 Website – f5.com
💬 DevCentral – community.f5.com
🚀 Twitter – https://x.com/F5
Technologies mentioned in this episode:
⬢ S3 gateway – github.com/nginxinc/nginx-s3-gateway
⬢ Ansible roles – github.com/nginxinc/ansible-role-nginx
⬢ NGINX Ingress Controller – github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx
⬢ OpenResty – openresty.org
⬢ OpenTelemetry – opentelemetry.io
⬢ NGINX OpenTelemetry module – docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/dynamic-modules/opentelemetry
⬢ Docker docker.com
⬢ Argo – argoproj.github.io
⬢ OpenSSL – openssl.org
⬢ Open SSH – openssh.com
Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction to the NGINX Community Chats
00:34 - Damian Curry's Background
01:42 - NGINX and Open Source
03:04 - Hidden Gems in NGINX Projects
03:43 - Automation and NGINX Ingress Controller
09:33 - Open Source Challenges and Support
13:19 - Advice for Getting Started with Open Source
16:40 - Final Thoughts
#NGINX #OpenSourceCommunity #TechTalks #WebServer #ReverseProxy #20Years #Kubernetes #Ingress #OpenTelemetry
In this series, OSS Technologist Dave McAllister sits down with the NGINX community to discuss what they love about open source. Brought to you by F5!
This first episode is Coffee Klatch – a term that comes from the German "Kaffeeklatsch", which means an informal gathering where people chat over coffee. ☕️ Today's guest is Damian Curry, Director of Community & Alliances at F5 NGINX and longtime NGINX Open Source user.
In celebration of NGINX's 20th birthday, Dave and Damian dive into the history of NGINX while sharing ways new users can get started with open source technologies.
Read about NGINX's milestones: blog.nginx.org/blog/celebrating-20-years-of-nginx
Where to find the NGINX Community:
💚 Website – nginx.org
💬 Community Forum – community.nginx.org
⭐ GitHub – github.com/nginx
🚀 Twitter – https://x.com/nginxorg
🦋 Bluesky – https://bsky.app/profile/nginx.org
Where to find F5:
🔴 Website – f5.com
💬 DevCentral – community.f5.com
🚀 Twitter – https://x.com/F5
Technologies mentioned in this episode:
⬢ S3 gateway – github.com/nginxinc/nginx-s3-gateway
⬢ Ansible roles – github.com/nginxinc/ansible-role-nginx
⬢ NGINX Ingress Controller – github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx
⬢ OpenResty – openresty.org
⬢ OpenTelemetry – opentelemetry.io
⬢ NGINX OpenTelemetry module – docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/dynamic-modules/opentelemetry
⬢ Docker docker.com
⬢ Argo – argoproj.github.io
⬢ OpenSSL – openssl.org
⬢ Open SSH – openssh.com
Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction to the NGINX Community Chats
00:34 - Damian Curry's Background
01:42 - NGINX and Open Source
03:04 - Hidden Gems in NGINX Projects
03:43 - Automation and NGINX Ingress Controller
09:33 - Open Source Challenges and Support
13:19 - Advice for Getting Started with Open Source
16:40 - Final Thoughts
#NGINX #OpenSourceCommunity #TechTalks #WebServer #ReverseProxy #20Years #Kubernetes #Ingress #OpenTelemetry
