Get the Real Story: The Application Development Journey NGINX 2023-07-31 | This is the introduction video for a series on best practices for modern software application development. Speakers: Melissa McKay, Developer Advocate, JFrog jfrog.com/blog-author/melissa-mckayDamian Curry, Technical Director Community and Alliances, NGINXnginx.com/people/damian-curryWe encourage you to share any lessons you may have learned in your application development journey in the comments!
Deliver and Secure GraphQL APIs with F5 NGINX NGINX 2023-07-20 | In this tutorial, you'll learn how to set up an Apollo GraphQL server on NGINX Unit, deploy NGINX Plus as an API gateway, and secure your GraphQL APIs with NGINX App Protect WAF in front of your API gateway for advanced API security.You'll also learn how to connect NGINX App Protect to the Security Monitoring module on NGINX Management Suite to visualize and monitor for potential threats.This simple architecture defends GraphQL APIs from some of the most common API vulnerabilities, including missing authentication and authorization, injection attacks, unrestricted resource consumption, and more.PREREQUISITES:• 30-day free trial of the API Connectivity Stack from NGINX: bit.ly/44yztPs• Apollo GraphQL Server: bit.ly/3Kb4G2X• Linux/Unix or another compatible environment• Basic familiarity with the Linux command line• A tex editor (Vi or Vim)• CurlRead the companion blog "Deliver and Secure GraphQL APIs with F5 NGINX":⬢ bit.ly/3K2bM9NCheck out the official GitHub repo:⬢ bit.ly/3O3XqXW
Welcome Back to The Engine Room: NGINX Use Cases and Extensibility (Ep 3) NGINX 2023-06-28 | The Engine (NGINX) Room is the official NGINX livestream. It's hosted by Dylen Turnbull, a Developer Advocate, and Alessandro Fael Garcia, a Solutions Engineer. Each episode features a series of rotating topics involving both NGINX and the latest industry trends.
Instance Discovery, Agent Install, and Configuration Management with Instance Manager NGINX 2023-06-22 | NGINX is such a great solution for so many use cases that you might have dozens (or even hundreds!) of NGINX instances spread across your infrastructure and managed by different groups. This lesson illustrates the necessary steps to properly inventory all of your NGINX instances and accurately track them moving forward. In addition, you'll see how NGINX Management Suite Instance Manager makes it easy to effectively manage your NGINX configurations.Additional Resources:Webpage: NGINX Management Suite Instance Manager⬡ nginx.com/products/nginx-management-suite/instance-managerDatasheet: NGINX Management Suite Instance Manager⬡ nginx.com/resources/datasheets/f5-nginx-management-suite-instance-managerBlog: Managing NGINX Configuration at Scale with Instance Manager⬡ nginx.com/blog/managing-nginx-configuration-at-scale-with-instance-managerInterested in trying NGINX Management Suite Instance Manager?⬡ nginx.com/pricing
How to Use Role-Based Access Control with Instance Manager NGINX 2023-06-22 | As more and more development teams assume the responsibility of managing applications and infrastructure through DevOps practices, it is crucial to ensure that the appropriate users are assigned the correct access levels. With NGINX Instance Manager's Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) functionality, administrators can easily customize roles and allocate user permissions based on job functions. This demo shows you how easy it is to leverage RBAC, and it illustrates the experience from both the administrator and developer's perspective.Additional Resources:Webpage: NGINX Management Suite Instance Manager⬡ nginx.com/products/nginx-management-suite/instance-managerDatasheet: NGINX Management Suite Instance Manager⬡ nginx.com/resources/datasheets/f5-nginx-management-suite-instance-managerBlog: Managing NGINX Configuration at Scale with Instance Manager⬡ nginx.com/blog/managing-nginx-configuration-at-scale-with-instance-managerInterested in trying NGINX Management Suite Instance Manager?⬡ nginx.com/pricing
Managing Certificates with Instance Manager NGINX 2023-06-22 | The powerful certificate management capabilities of NGINX Management Suite Instance Manager help you ensure the security and uninterrupted operation of your services. In this lesson, you will learn how Instance Manager lets you conveniently locate certificates that are about to expire, as well as how easy it is to add, delete, and update certificates.Additional Resources:Webpage: NGINX Management Suite Instance Manager⬡ nginx.com/products/nginx-management-suite/instance-managerDatasheet: NGINX Management Suite Instance Manager⬡ nginx.com/resources/datasheets/f5-nginx-management-suite-instance-managerBlog: Managing NGINX Configuration at Scale with Instance Manager⬡ nginx.com/blog/managing-nginx-configuration-at-scale-with-instance-managerInterested in trying NGINX Management Suite Instance Manager?⬡ nginx.com/pricing
Managing Groups in Instance Manager NGINX 2023-06-22 | Scaling infrastructure is a difficult challenge for most organizations. With NGINX Management Suite Instance Manager's "Instance Groups" feature, scaling is much easier. This lesson shows you how you can maintain just a single copy of a configuration and apply it to all instances in a group with just the click of a button. You'll also learn that as you create additional instances, they can be immediately added to an instance group for instant application of the correct configuration.Additional Resources:Webpage: NGINX Management Suite Instance Manager⬡ nginx.com/products/nginx-management-suite/instance-managerDatasheet: NGINX Management Suite Instance Manager⬡ nginx.com/resources/datasheets/f5-nginx-management-suite-instance-managerBlog: Managing NGINX Configuration at Scale with Instance Manager⬡ nginx.com/blog/managing-nginx-configuration-at-scale-with-instance-managerInterested in trying NGINX Management Suite Instance Manager?⬡ nginx.com/pricing
Instance Manager: Viewing Metrics and Leveraging the API NGINX 2023-06-22 | Understanding your stack and your network traffic patterns is key to the efficient overall operation of your organization. In this lesson, learn how NGINX Management Suite Instance Manager lets you conveniently gather insightful metrics so you can better understand how your network application infrastructure is performing. This lesson also explores the capabilities available through the Instance Manager API, a powerful tool and alternate means for creating and managing configurations.Additional Resources:Webpage: NGINX Management Suite Instance Manager⬡ nginx.com/products/nginx-management-suite/instance-managerDatasheet: NGINX Management Suite Instance Manager⬡ nginx.com/resources/datasheets/f5-nginx-management-suite-instance-managerBlog: Managing NGINX Configuration at Scale with Instance Manager⬡ nginx.com/blog/managing-nginx-configuration-at-scale-with-instance-managerInterested in trying NGINX Management Suite Instance Manager?⬡ nginx.com/pricing
NGINX Unit Community Call No. 1 NGINX 2023-06-08 | The inaugural community call for NGINX Unit! Thanks to everyone that attended.Links shared in the Zoom chat:Developer surveyforms.office.com/r/Ma4WBiaxz8Project Tetsuo https://tetsuo.dev/Open Source Summit, Europe events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-summit-europeDocker Official Image hub.docker.com/_/unitRoadmap github.com/orgs/nginx/projects/1Chapters:0:00 - Intros3:36 - Community News6:28 - Developer Survey Results11:46 - New Features Roundup16:51 - Demo40:05 - Roadmap50:08 - Q&A / Discussion
How to Scan Your Environment for NGINX Instances NGINX 2023-06-01 | F5 NGINX Management Suite Instance Manager offers a simple and efficient way to inventory and manage all of your NGINX Open Source and NGINX Plus instances. This brief demo shows you how easy it is to conduct a thorough scan of your environment. It then offers valuable instruction on how to view the results of your scan so you can see how your environment might be impacted by CVEs or expiring certificates.Read the companion blog "How to Scan Your Environment for NGINX Instances"⬡ nginx.com/blog/how-to-scan-your-environment-for-nginx-instancesAdditional Resources:Webpage: NGINX Management Suite Instance Manager⬡ nginx.com/products/nginx-management-suite/instance-managerDatasheet: NGINX Management Suite Instance Manager⬡ nginx.com/resources/datasheets/f5-nginx-management-suite-instance-managerFree Trial: Test Drive NGINX Management Suite Instance Manager⬡ nginx.com/pricing
Migrate Workloads with F5 NGINXaaS for Azure NGINX 2023-04-26 | You’ve made the strategic decision to move your workloads to Azure. What comes next? In this video, learn how you can simplify and accelerate your cloud migration with F5 NGINXaaS for Azure.⬢ What is F5 NGINXaaS for Azure?NGINXaaS for Azure is an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) version of NGINX Plus that enables application developers to deliver consistent, secure, and high-performance apps in the cloud – deployed straight from the Azure Marketplace with just a few clicks on the console.Tightly integrated with the Microsoft Azure public cloud and its ecosystem, this integration makes applications fast, efficient, and reliable with full lifecycle management of advanced NGINX traffic services. NGINXaaS for Azure integrates with core Azure services – including Azure Active Directory (AD), Azure Key Vault, Azure Monitor, and Azure DevOps – meaning admins can easily leverage the Azure Portal, Azure Console, Azure API/SDK, Azure CLI, and Terraform for configuration and management.⬢ Learn more: bit.ly/3VbXnfV
Live from KubeCon EU: Engine Room Episode 2 NGINX 2023-04-21 | Hosts Dylen Turnbull and Alessandro Fael Garcia are live at Kubecon EU in Amsterdam. We will break down the trends, lessons learned and anything else interesting we came across during our time at the conference.
Securing gRPC Bidirectional Streaming APIs with F5 NGINX App Protect WAF NGINX 2023-04-20 | NGINX App Protect WAF supports gRPC bidirectional streaming in addition to unary message types, enabling you to secure gRPC-based APIs that use message streams (client, server, or both). This provides complete security for gRPC APIs regardless of the communication type.NGINX App Protect WAF secures gRPC APIs by enforcing your schema, setting size limits, blocking unknown files, and preventing resource-exhaustion types of DoS attacks. You can import your Interface Definition Language (IDL) file to NGINX App Protect WAF so that it can enforce the structure and schema of your gRPC messages and scan for attacks in the right places. This enables accurate detection of attempts to exploit your application through gRPC and avoids false positives that can occur when scanning for security in the wrong places without context. Learn how NGINX App Protect WAF can defend your gRPC bidirectional streaming APIs from attacks in this demo.docs.nginx.comAdditional Resources:Blog: Secure Your API Gateway with NGINX App Protect WAFnginx.com/blog/secure-your-api-gateway-with-nginx-app-protect-wafBlog: Securing gRPC APIs with NGINX App Protect WAFnginx.com/blog/securing-grpc-apis-with-nginx-app-protectWebpage: NGINX App Protect WAFnginx.com/products/nginx-app-protect/web-application-firewallDatasheet: NGINX App Protect WAFnginx.com/resources/datasheets/nginx-app-protect-web-application-firewalleBook: Modern App and API Securitynginx.com/resources/library/modern-app-api-securityeBook: Mastering API Architecture from O’Reillynginx.com/resources/library/mastering-api-architectureTest drive NGINX App Protect WAF today with a 30-day free trial.nginx.com/free-trial-request
NGINX App Protect WAF 101 - Part 3: Signature and Threat Campaigns NGINX 2023-04-20 | In Part 3 of the NGINX App Protect WAF 101 Series we discuss “Signatures and Threat Campaigns.” In this demo we will review signatures, how to update them, when to update them, along with the included threat campaigns feature. Attack signatures packages are sets of installable profiles that define unwanted behaviors against applications and defend against evolving vulnerabilities and emerging threats. Threat campaigns are high confidence, low false positive packages that are designed to defend against the latest and most severe advanced persistent threats (APTs). In this demo, we show you how to manually install the most up to date packages for signatures and threat campaigns on NGINX App Protect WAF from the NGINX security updates repository, as well as how to automate these updates for your VMs or containers. For notifications on the signatures and threat campaigns package updates, we show you where to register on myf5.com, to sign-up for security alerts for consistent app protection from the latest threats.docs.nginx.com/nginx-app-protect-wafAdditional Resources:Webpage: NGINX App Protect WAF⬢ bit.ly/41IEYtcDatasheet: NGINX App Protect WAF⬢ bit.ly/40sebzXBlog: Automate Security with NGINX App Protect WAF to Reduce the Cost of Breaches⬢ nginx.com/blog/automate-security-f5-nginx-app-protect-f5-nginx-plus-to-reduce-cost-of-breachesFree Trial: Test Drive NGINX App Protect WAF for 30 Days⬢ bit.ly/3Ad9WOk
NGINX App Protect WAF 101 - Part 2: Policy Tuning Using Third-Party Monitoring Tools NGINX 2023-04-20 | In Part 2 of the NGINX App Protect WAF 101 series, we discuss “Policy Tuning Using Third-Party Monitoring Tools.” In this demo, we review when to update your NGINX App Protect WAF policy and how to go about doing so. We provide a basic overview of the process, what to look for that would indicate your policy many need to be updated, how to update the policy, apply it, and check to see if you have positive results. This demo will showcase the OWASP Juice Shop modern app that has vulnerabilities associated with it and needs protection. It is hosted on a container and NGINX Plus with NGINX App Protect WAF is installed on it with the default policy to provide the needed app protection. We will use a third-party logging and monitoring dashboard tool, an ELK stack, to review the log output from NGINX App Protect WAF and help monitor the application. We will look at an alert, the violation associated with it, and drill down into the event details and show how to apply policy tuning. NGINX App Protect WAF is lightweight and can be integrated easily into your CI/CD workflows to enable app security policies to be tested in lower environments prior to reaching production.docs.nginx.com/nginx-app-protect-wafAdditional Resources:Webpage: NGINX App Protect WAF⬢ bit.ly/41IEYtcDatasheet: NGINX App Protect WAF⬢ bit.ly/40sebzXBlog: Automate Security with NGINX App Protect WAF to Reduce the Cost of Breaches⬢ nginx.com/blog/automate-security-f5-nginx-app-protect-f5-nginx-plus-to-reduce-cost-of-breachesFree Trial: Test Drive NGINX App Protect WAF for 30 Days⬢ bit.ly/3Ad9WOk
NGINX App Protect WAF 101 - Part 1: What Is a Policy? NGINX 2023-04-20 | In Part 1 of the NGINX App Protect WAF 101 Series we discuss “What is a Policy?” In essence, it is the configuration that reflects the protection you want applied to your application and APIs. You can define a specific policy for your application whether it is JSON, XML, gRPC or GraphQL that is appropriate and the amount of security you want to apply to it. In this demo, we review the out of the box default policy provided by NGINX App Protect WAF as the starting point for your application security. We discuss the supported security features and provide guidance on what to consider prior to tuning your policy. NGINX App Protect WAF’s policy is a JSON file that allows you to attach a JSON schema file or OpenAPI file that describes your apps or APIs to the JSON policy to help you easily and quickly create a detailed policy without having to build out all the individual positive security rules. Additionally, it works well with security automation tools providing consistency in functionality and assurance of security efficacy once your application goes into production.docs.nginx.com/nginx-app-protect-wafAdditional Resources:Webpage: NGINX App Protect WAF⬢ bit.ly/41IEYtcDatasheet: NGINX App Protect WAF⬢ bit.ly/40sebzXBlog: Automate Security with NGINX App Protect WAF to Reduce the Cost of Breaches⬢ nginx.com/blog/automate-security-f5-nginx-app-protect-f5-nginx-plus-to-reduce-cost-of-breachesFree Trial: Test Drive NGINX App Protect WAF for 30 Days⬢ bit.ly/3Ad9WOk
Securing GraphQL APIs with F5 NGINX App Protect WAF NGINX 2023-04-19 | NGINX App Protect WAF supports GraphQL APIs in addition to REST and gRPC APIs. It secures GraphQL APIs by applying attack signatures, eliminating malicious exploits, and defending against attacks. GraphQL traffic is natively parsed, enabling NGINX App Protect WAF to detect violations based on GraphQL syntax and profile and apply attack signatures. Visibility into introspection queries enables NGINX App Protect WAF to block them, as well as block detected patterns in responses. This method helps to detect attacks and run signatures in the appropriate segments of a payload, and by doing so, helps to reduce false positives. Watch this demo to learn how NGINX App Protect WAF provides protection for GraphQL APIs.Learn more at docs.nginx.comAdditional Resources:Blog: Secure Your API Gateway with NGINX App Protect WAF⬢ bit.ly/41rSKjZWebpage: NGINX App Protect WAF⬢ bit.ly/41IEYtcDatasheet: NGINX App Protect WAF⬢ bit.ly/40sebzXeBook: Modern App and API Security⬢ bit.ly/3UMu2s5eBook: Mastering API Architecture from O’Reilly⬢ bit.ly/3KPHYx0Free Trial: Test Drive NGINX App Protect WAF for 30 Days⬢ bit.ly/3Ad9WOk
Dylen gives you a quick preview of his talk - Life of a CVE with Ingress-Nginx #kubecon NGINX 2023-04-19 | Dylen gives you a quick preview of his talk Life of a CVE with Ingress-Nginx; Understanding the Project's Release Cycle.
Were at KubeCon EU! Come find us at Booth S85 NGINX 2023-04-18 | Come have a chat with us at KubeCon EU! Let's talk about NGINX and how you're using it. If you're lucky you can pick up some awesome swag.
What Dev Tools do we use? NGINX 2023-04-12 | Discover what developer tools do Alessandro and Dylen use when working with NGINX.
Enterprise Use Cases for NGINX NGINX 2023-04-11 | Dylen and Alessandro take a question from the chat and answer what are some use enterprise use cases for NGINX?
How do you pronounce NGINX? NGINX 2023-04-10 | Dylen and Alessandro discuss the age old question...how do you pronounce NGINX?
What are the three main versions of NGINX? NGINX 2023-04-09 | Dylen quickly breaks down the three main versions of NGINX.
The History of NGINX NGINX 2023-04-07 | Alessandro and Dylen give you a quick recap of the history of NGINX. You can watch the full livestream here: youtube.com/live/3zX8eZ9ss_w?feature=share
Getting Started with NGINX: Engine Room Episode 1 NGINX 2023-04-04 | Hosts Dylen Turnbull and Alessandro Fael Garcia debut our first episode of the Engine Room. We'll show you how to get started with NGINX, including its developer tools and how to set it up as a web server. We’ll also talk about the past, present and future of NGINX. Come join us for a great discussion.Chapters:00:00:00 Introduction00:05:30 What is the Engine Room?00:07:07 How do your pronounce NGINX?00:12:30 The appeal of NGINX and NGINX Swag00:16:50 The history of NGINX00:34:30 Join the NGINX Community Slack00:37:43 What are some NGINX enterprise use cases?00:52:41 What are the NGINX Developer Tools?01:24:04 XKCD A webcomic of Romance, Sarcasm, Math and Language01:28:07 How to Install NGINX02:02:44 Let's talk about future episodes of the Engine Room
How to Securely Manage Secrets in Containers NGINX 2023-04-04 | In this lab, we show how to safely distribute and use a JSON Web Token (JWT) which a client container uses to access a service. In the four challenges in this tutorial, you experiment with four different methods for managing secrets to learn not only how to manage secrets correctly in your containers but also about methods that are inadequate:Challenge 1: Hard code secrets in your appChallenge 2: Pass secrets as environment variablesChallenge 3: Use local secretsChallenge 4: Use a secrets managerAlthough this tutorial uses a JWT as a sample secret, the techniques apply to anything for containers that you need be kept secret, such as database credentials, SSL private keys, and other API keys. Watch the second webinar Microservices Secrets Management 101youtu.be/CiW61FXgIpM
Manage Microservices Chaos and Complexity with Observability NGINX 2023-04-04 | Microservices have answered many of our app development challenges, but that improvement has come with new challenges: greater complexity and chaotic behavior can make it hard to tell just what is going wrong. New data sources – and even new methods for data analysis – are needed for what is widely known as observability. Come learn about the three principal classes of observability data and how they impact your understanding of what's going on in your microservices apps. Join this session to learn:• About the three classes of observability data • The importance of infrastructure and app alignment • Ways to start getting deep data from your appsRead the blog How to Use OpenTelemetry Tracing to Understand Your Microservicesbit.ly/4102voLWatch the demo How to Use GitHub Actions to Automate Microservices Canary Deploymentsyoutu.be/lj5T9lO5KBs
Microservices Secrets Management 101 NGINX 2023-04-04 | Many of your services need secrets to operate. Examples include the private key for an SSL/TLS certificate, an API key to authenticate to another service, and an SSH key for remote login. It's crucial to strictly limit the context of a secret to only the places it needs to be and to prevent it from being accessed except when needed… but this practice is often skipped in the rush of application development. The result? Improper secrets management is a common cause of information leakage and exploits. Join this session to learn: • The principles of secret management • How to store secrets securely • How to distribute secrets into container runtimes • Why it's important to rotate secretsRead the blog How to Securely Manage Secrets in Containersbit.ly/3ldae3W Watch the demo How to Securely Manage Secrets in Containersyoutu.be/5NUAsTw_wSA
How to Use OpenTelemetry (OTel) Tracing to Understand Your Microservices NGINX 2023-04-04 | This demo focuses on tracing the operations of a microservices app with OpenTelemetry (OTel). You learn how to track a request through your system and answer questions about your microservices through four parts:• Set up basic OTel instrumentation• Set up OTel instrumentation and trace visualization for all services• Learn to read OTel traces• Optimize instrumentation based on trace readingsLearn more at Microservices March 2023 bit.ly/3YVHnzn
How to Deploy and Configure Microservices NGINX 2023-04-04 | In this demo, we demonstrate how to apply twelve-factor app (Factor 3) concepts to microservices apps. Watch to learn about common microservices configuration patterns, and see how to deploy deploy and configure a service using those patterns:⬢ Understand three types of microservices configuration⬢ Create deployment scripts for a service⬢ Expose a service to the outside world⬢ Migrate a database using a service as a “job runner”The demo uses four technologies:⬢ Messenger – A simple chat API with message storage capabilities, created for this lab⬢ NGINX Open Source – An entry point to the messenger service and the wider system at large⬢ Consul – A dynamic service registry and key-value store⬢ RabbitMQ – A popular open source message broker that provides a way for services to communicate asynchronouslyLearn more at Microservices March 2023 bit.ly/3YVHnzn
Accelerate Microservices Deployments with Automation NGINX 2023-04-04 | Managing a microservices application means managing numerous moving parts, where changes to one container can have a negative impact on another and potentially bring down the entire application. With automation you can streamline the validation of containers and standardize deployment, and ensure your apps are updated correctly and securely. Join this session to learn: • How to use GitHub Actions to streamline your processes • About managing security • Why automation simplifies quick recovery from failuresRead the blog How to Use GitHub Actions to Automate Microservices Canary Deploymentsbit.ly/40KNJTu Watch the demo How to Use GitHub Actions to Automate Microservices Canary Deploymentsyoutu.be/lj5T9lO5KBs
How to Use GitHub Actions to Automate Microservices Canary Deployments NGINX 2023-04-04 | Description: In this lab, we show how to create a canary/blue-green deployment automation using GitHub Actions. In the four challenges in this lab we show how to deploy a simple service using the Microsoft Azure Container Apps service, and then use GitHub actions to automatically deploy and test new versions when we change the application code.Challenge 1: Deploy the initial container appChallenge 2: Create an Azure Managed IdentityChallenge 3: Create GitHub ActionsChallenge 4: Test successful and unsuccessful deploymentsThis lab uses GitHub and Microsoft Azure, but the principles of automating and testing deployments based on changes in source control can be applied to many different scenarios.Learn more at Microservices March 2023bit.ly/3YVHnzn
Apply the Twelve-Factor App to Microservices Architectures NGINX 2023-04-04 | The first publication of the Twelve-Factor App manifesto was in 2011, now over ten years ago. Since then, many of the practices outlined in that document have become so commonplace that it’s difficult to imagine doing things any other way. While most of the practices are just as effortless to apply in the context of microservices, others require special consideration both in their technical implementation and their socialization among teams. In this session we highlight some of the areas that may have hidden surprises and help you avoid that pain in your transition to microservices. Join this session to learn:• Which of the Twelve Factors need extra attention in microservices• How the confluence of team organization and microservices affects your decision making• How GitOps has changed how we think about configurationRead the blog How to Deploy and Configure Microservices bit.ly/3Yswjc8 Watch the demo How to Deploy and Configure Microservicesyoutu.be/S3FBQYOsAbwRead the blog Best Practices for Configuring Microservices Appsbit.ly/3JrlLWq
Securing Rest APIs with F5 NGINX NGINX 2023-03-31 | F5 NGINX helps organizations reduce complexity, improve productivity, and automate security for their APIs. With F5 NGINX Management Suite API Connectivity Manager, you can manage, monitor, govern, and secure APIs across multi-cloud and hybrid environments from a single pane of glass. Use F5 NGINX Plus as an API Gateway to authenticate API calls, route requests to the appropriate backend service, apply rate limits to mitigate DDoS attacks, offload SSL/TLS traffic to improve performance, and handle errors and exceptions. You can then make your APIs discoverable using a developer portal and access real-time metrics to monitor and secure your API landscape.This API security solution provides Platform Ops teams with global visibility and control for securing your API platform and empowers developer teams to publish and manage their APIs with the agility and autonomy they need. Learn how NGINX Management Suite API Connectivity Manager allows you to deliver APIs using a NGINX Plus API gateway in a Kubernetes environment combined with F5 NGINX App Protect WAF and DoS to secure REST APIs.Secure API Connectivity Solution Briefbit.ly/3zq9P1a F5 NGINX Management Suite API Connectivity Manager Product Datasheetbit.ly/42Rg9MS F5 NGINX Plus API Gatewaybit.ly/4174oAr F5 NGINX Management Suite API Connectivity Managerbit.ly/3FHoO9L Manage and Scale Billions of API Callsbit.ly/40RBfJl NGINX Management Suite API Connectivity Manager documentationbit.ly/3Xu9wNpTest Drive the NGINX Management Suite API Connectivity Manager today with a 30-day FREE Trialbit.ly/3Kkxvuh
Zero Trust and Kubernetes Secure Services Visibility with F5 NGINX NGINX 2023-03-23 | The NGINX Zero Trust Security Solution for Kubernetes apps provides actionable insights, deployment flexibility and protection at scale from edge to cloud without adding complexity and overhead. Using Kubernetes-native technologies, including ingress controller, service mesh and WAF and DoS protection, NGINX helps your organization implement comprehensive Zero Trust security that manages AuthN, AuthZ, TLS offload and Kubernetes app security. Platform Ops, Development and IT Security teams can learn how to implement this Zero Trust solution by using the NGINX API gateway to deliver authentication and authorization, NGINX Service Mesh and policies for traffic steering, the NGINX Management Suite API Connectivity Manager to configure the NGINX API gateway on Kubernetes and the use of an ELK stack for security visibility of NGINX App Protect WAF.Zero Trust Security for Kubernetes Apps Solution Briefbit.ly/3LJzXvn Zero Trust Security for Kubernetes Applicationsbit.ly/3yZPzne Zero Trust Architectures in Kubernetes O'Reilly eBookbit.ly/3Z9reFS Secure Kubernetes Connectivitybit.ly/407CxzR
How to do HTTP Load Balancing with NGINXaaS for Azure NGINX 2023-03-18 | Watch this on-demand livestream to learn the basics of cloud load balancing in Azure with NGINX. Our expert speakers will walk you through:· How NGINXaaS for Azure works· The steps to get load balancing up-and-running on Azure and how to monitor your traffic· The time-saving convenience and significant power that NGINXaaS for Azure offers to application developersTightly integrated with the Microsoft Azure public cloud and its ecosystem, NGINXaaS for Azure is a fully-managed service that makes applications fast, efficient, and reliable with full lifecycle management of advanced NGINX traffic services.If you want to give NGINXaaS for Azure a try, visit the Azure Marketplace bit.ly/3YVALB3 NGINXaaS for Azurebit.ly/3YZgFGd NGINXaaS for Azurebit.ly/3XY3LqD
NGINX App Protect WAF Enables Security as Code NGINX 2023-03-17 | In our webinar “Easily View, Manage, and Scale Your App Security with F5 NGINX”, Solutions Architect Fabrizio Fiorucci discusses why shifting left is critical when centrally managing your web application firewall (WAF) fleet. With platform-agnostic NGINX App Protect WAF, you can easily shift left and automate security into the CI/CD pipeline. Watch the Full Webinar: Easily View, Manage, and Scale Your App Security with F5 NGINX⬡ http://bit.ly/3yP7NYuFree Trial: NGINX App Protect WAF ⬡ http://bit.ly/3Tr8Ffg
Explore the 12 Factor app guidance and its relevance in modern microservice architectures NGINX 2023-03-02 | Learn more at Microservices March 2023 bit.ly/3YVHnzn Don't miss Microservices March 2023! Join us as we explore the time-tested 12 Factor app guidance and its relevance in modern microservice architectures. Register now to learn about flexible configuration, increased ownership for delivery teams and more!Microservices March 2023 is a free educational program that addresses some of the key fundamentals of delivering microservices. The entire curriculum is eight hours of activities spread out over four weeks. Do it all or pick just the parts that interest you.Unit 1: Apply the Twelve-Factor App to Microservices ArchitecturesUnit 2: Microservices Secrets Management 101Unit 3: Accelerate Microservices Deployments with AutomationUnit 4: Manage Microservices Chaos and Complexity with ObservabilityGet an Official Badge!Show your network (and manager) what you learned! For the first time, we’re offering a badge when you complete the webinars and labs. Badge requirements:- Attend four webinars (live or on-demand), Complete four hands-on labsExtras to support your education:- Blog tutorials to take your skills to the next level Access to NGINX experts via our Slack community
NGINX Super User Launch Welcome Address NGINX 2023-02-28 | Rob Whiteley, VP and GM of F5 NGINX has an exciting announcement around the NGINX Super Users Platform.
Provide External Access to Services in Kubernetes with NGINX and BGP NGINX 2023-02-28 | Learn how to easily and reliably expose services in your on-premises Kubernetes environment to external clients with NGINX Ingress Controller, NGINX Plus reverse proxy, and BGP.Download the whitepaper today:bit.ly/3EKCLV3
Unlock the potential of microservices and cloud environments with observability NGINX 2023-02-24 | Learn more at Microservices March 2023 bit.ly/3YVHnzn Microservices architectures can create some really cool apps, but they also create complexity challenges with loosely coupled communications. Cloud environments, add even more chaos to this elastic and ephemeral behavior. Problems may not be exactly repeatable. Monitoring for monolithic apps may not work as we need to track our requests through our system. Fortunately, observability with its classes of data such as metrics, traces and logs, are here to help us out. In fact, that tracking of request through our applications and our systems is crucial to help us understand the happiness of our users as well as the well-being of our systems. During Microservices this march, we'll take a look into the details of observability data, how we could start using it, and what you might need to know in order to find out what you are looking for.Microservices March 2023 is a free educational program that addresses some of the key fundamentals of delivering microservices. The entire curriculum is eight hours of activities spread out over four weeks. Do it all or pick just the parts that interest you.Unit 1: Apply the Twelve-Factor App to Microservices ArchitecturesUnit 2: Microservices Secrets Management 101Unit 3: Accelerate Microservices Deployments with AutomationUnit 4: Manage Microservices Chaos and Complexity with ObservabilityGet an Official Badge!Show your network (and manager) what you learned! For the first time, we’re offering a badge when you complete the webinars and labs. Badge requirements:- Attend four webinars (live or on-demand), Complete four hands-on labsExtras to support your education:- Blog tutorials to take your skills to the next level Access to NGINX experts via our Slack community
API Architecture Challenges and Solutions: API Autopsies 2023 NGINX 2023-02-23 | Join us for a comprehensive livestream on API Architecture and Management, where we’ll delve into the key decisions and options faced by API architects. Our expert speakers will take you through the process of designing and implementing a robust API strategy, covering topics from API design patterns to security best practices. Participants will gain an understanding into the key decisions and options for API architecture, covering various deployment scenarios such as internal, external, private, partner, and public APIs. This webinar aims to equip participants with the knowledge and skills to make informed decisions and ensure the success of their API initiatives.You can find the topics we covered the last series here: bit.ly/3RPSvuU
Learn to Start Delivering Microservices at Microservices March 2023 NGINX 2023-02-22 | Microservices March 2023 is a free educational program that addresses some of the key fundamentals of delivering microservices. The entire curriculum is eight hours of activities spread out over four weeks. Do it all or pick just the parts that interest you.Register today: bit.ly/3YTGNlM Unit 1: Apply the Twelve-Factor App to Microservices ArchitecturesUnit 2: Microservices Secrets Management 101Unit 3: Accelerate Microservices Deployments with AutomationUnit 4: Manage Microservices Chaos and Complexity with ObservabilityGet an Official Badge!Show your network (and manager) what you learned! For the first time, we’re offering a badge when you complete the webinars and labs. Badge requirements:- Attend four webinars (live or on-demand), Complete four hands-on labsExtras to support your education:- Blog tutorials to take your skills to the next level Access to NGINX experts via our Slack community
Installing NGINX Unit on Windows Subsystem for Linux NGINX 2023-02-22 | Learn how to install NGINX Unit on Windows Subsystem for Linux. Resources: NGINX Unit unit.nginx.orgWhat is NGINX Unit?bit.ly/3wInuPM Real World Use Cases and Success Stories Using NGINX Unityoutu.be/0dPEuvX6mbYWhat's New with NGINX Unit?youtu.be/VRHcok0mf4UWe've developed a whole course covering all of the ins and outs of NGINX Unit, how to install it, exploring the configuration api, writing your first hello world, web-server configuration, intro into unit languages modules and so much more.Chapters:0:00 - How to Install NGINX Unit on Windows Subsystem for Linux0:26 - Step-by-Step Installation Demo2:40 - Use Repo Installation Script5:53 - Check Binary with "unitd" and Grep for Unit7:17 - Start Unit in Unprivileged Mode9:38 - Curl Unit API to See if Up and Running10:46 - Future Chapters in NGINX Unit Video Series
Installing NGINX Unit using Homebrew on MacOS NGINX 2023-02-15 | Learn how to install NGINX Unit using Homebrew on MacOS. Resources: NGINX Unit unit.nginx.orgWhat is NGINX Unit?bit.ly/3wInuPM Real World Use Cases and Success Stories Using NGINX Unityoutu.be/0dPEuvX6mbYWhat's New with NGINX Unit?youtu.be/VRHcok0mf4UNGINX Unit is a universal web app server – intended as a building block for any web architecture regardless of its complexity, from enterprise-scale deployments to your pet's home page. It is equally suited to simplifying modern microservices environments as it is to modernizing legacy and monolithic applications.We've developed a whole course covering all of the ins and outs of NGINX Unit, how to install it, exploring the configuration api, writing your first hello world, web-server configuration, intro into unit languages modules and so much more.Chapters:0:00 - How to Install NGINX Unit using Homebrew on MacOS0:40 - What is Homebrew?1:27 - Homebrew on MacOS Step-by-Step Demo5:11 - Check Installation6:31 - Start "unitd" and Additional Steps8:48 - Check that Unit Instance is Successful9:38 - Operating System Comparisons10:30 - Future Topics in NGINX Unit Video Series
Enable API Key Authentication with API Connectivity Manager NGINX 2023-01-25 | Secure access to your APIs by applying the API Key Authentication and CORS policies in API Connectivity Manager. API owners can configure the policy using the user interface or Admin API. Now API consumers can generate app credentials and test APIs using the developer portal.Official NGINX Documentation:bit.ly/3Xu9wNp Start a 30-day free trial of F5 NGINX Management Suite API Connectivity Manager:bit.ly/3HjFMNM
Enable JWT Authentication with API Connectivity Manager NGINX 2023-01-25 | Secure access to your APIs using JSON Web Tokens (JWT) for authentication. Use the JSON Web Token Assertion policy in API Connectivity Manager to integrate with your preferred OpenID Connect (OIDC) provider and secure access to your APIs in less than five minutes.Official NGINX Documentation:bit.ly/3Xu9wNp Start a 30-day free trial of F5 NGINX Management Suite API Connectivity Manager:bit.ly/3HjFMNM
