HTTP Web Server (Nginx, Apache, JBoss) Training Course

Course Outline

Section 1: Nginx (Day 1 duration 1.5 Days)

Module 1: Installing Nginx and Third-Party Modules

• Installing Nginx using a package manager
• Configuring for web 
• Configure the options to specify paths
• Table: HTTP configure options
• Enabling various modules
• Table: HTTP module configure options
• Disabling unused modules
• Table: Disable configure options
• Installing third-party modules

Module 2: A Configuration Guide

• The basic configuration format
• Nginx global configuration parameters
• Table: Global configuration directives
• Using include files
• The HTTP server section Client directives, File I/O directives, Hash directives, Socket directives
• The virtual server section
• Configuring Locations – where, when, and how

Module 3: Nginx as a Reverse Proxy

• The proxy module
• Proxy module directives
• The upstream module: Keepalive connections and Load-balancing algorithms
• Types of upstream servers: Single upstream server, Multiple upstream servers, Non-HTTP upstream servers
• How to handle upstream problems

Module 4: Reverse Proxy Advanced Topics

• Introduction to Security
• Encrypting traffic with SSL
• Authenticating clients using SSL
• Blocking traffic based on originating IP address
• Isolating application components for scalability
• Reverse proxy performance tuning: Buffering, Caching, Compressing            

Module 5. The Nginx HTTP Server

• HTTP server directives
• HTTP logging directives
• HTTP file-path directives
• Name resolution directives
• HTTP client interaction directives
• HTTP limits directives
• HTTP access module directives
• HTTP streaming directives

Module 6. Nginx Load Balancing

• About Load Balancing
• Setting up the environment
• Using the Upstream Module
• Using the right directives (Weight, Hash, Max Fails, etc.)
• Testing your configuration

Module 7: Troubleshooting Techniques

• Analyzing log files
• Configuring advanced logging
• Common configuration errors
• Performance problems
• Using the Stub Status module

Section 2: Apache (Day 2 duration 1 day)

Module 1. Installation

• Installing Apache
• Apache starting, stopping and Apache restarting
• Apache uninstalling 
• Finding Apache’s files location

Module 2. Adding Common Modules

• Installing a Generic installation modules
• Installing Unix mod_dav
• Installing mod_perl
• Installing Unix mod_php 
• Installing mod_ssl SSL (Secure Socket Layers)
• Finding Modules Using modules.apache.org
• Installing mod_security

Module 3. Logging

• Getting more logs entries and Details
• Logs rotating

Module 4. Virtual Hosts

• Setting Up Name-Based Virtual Hosts
• Setting Up address-based virtual hosts

Module 5. Aliases, Redirecting, and Rewriting

• Mapping a URL to a Directory
• Creating a New URL for Existing Content
• Giving URLs (Uniform Resource Locators) users having own URLs Users Their Own URLs
• Redirecting to another location
• Redirecting Several URLs to the same Destination
• Rewriting elements between path and query string
• Turning URL Segments into query arguments

Module 6. SSL

• Installing SSL
• Generating self-signed SSL certificates 
• Generating a trusted CA
• Serving a portion of site via SSL
• Authenticating with Client certificates

Module 7. Dynamic Content

• Enabling a CGI Directory
• Enabling CGI Scripts in Non-ScriptAliased Directories
• Specifying a Default Document in a CGI Directory
• Enabling and using WebDAV
• Complex Configurations and the security Issues with WebDAV

Section 3: Java Virtual Machine (Day 3 duration 0.5 days)

Tuning the Java Virtual Machine

Choosing the JVM settings

• Sizing the garbage collector generations
• Where to configure JVM settings
• When you cannot allocate enough memory for the JVM
• The correct amount of memory to grant your application
• Setting the correct heap size

The correct ratio between the young and old generations

• The garbage collector algorithms
• Choosing the right garbage collector for your application
• The G1 garbage collector
• Debugging garbage collection
• Making good use of the memory
• Handling ‘Out of Memory’ errors
• Finding the memory leak in your code

Section 4: Java Web

Introduction to Java Web technologies

• What is a Servlet and when to use
• Introduction to JSP
• Servlet versus JSP
• What is a JavaBean
• Introduction to JEE
• The role of EJB (Session Beans, Entity Beans, MDB Beans) in an enterprise application
• The MVC pattern
  – The role of the Model
  – The role of the View
  – The role of the Controller

Section 5: Multimedia content and HTML 5

• HTML 5 Audio and Video elements
• Different streaming protocols
  – Internet Protocol television (IPTV)
  – HTTP Live Streaming 
• Server implementations
• The role of OTT streaming

Section 6: JBoss (Day 4 duration 1 day)

Module 1: Installing Core Components

• Installing the Java environment
• Installing JBoss AS
• Application server features
• Creating a custom server configuration

Module 2: Customizing JBoss AS Services

• How to monitor JBoss AS services
• JBoss AS thread pool
• Configuring logging services
• Configuring the connection to the database
• Configuring the transaction service

Module 3. Deploying EJB 3 Session Beans

• Developing Enterprise JavaBeans
• Configuring the EJB container

Module 4: Deploying a Web Application

• Developing web layout
• Configuring JBoss Web Server

Module 5: Deploying Applications with JBoss Messaging Service

• The new JBoss Messaging system
• Developing JMS applications
• Advanced JBoss Messaging

Module 6: Managing JBoss AS

• Introducing Java Management Extension
• JBoss AS Administration Console
• Managing applications
• Administering resources

Module 7. JBoss Drools – Introduction

• Getting the software
• Installing the BRMS/Guvnor
• Installing the Drools plug-in

Module 8. Using the Guvnor

• General Navigation
• Administration (Rules, Packages, Deployment)
• Building a Guided Rules with the Guvnor
• From Guvnor to JBoss IDE
• Testing your Rules