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

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
• Configuring 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

• Analysing 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
• Starting, stopping and restarting Apache
• Uninstalling Apache
• Finding Apache's file locations

Module 2. Adding Common Modules

• Installing generic installation modules
• Installing Unix mod_dav
• Installing mod_perl
• Installing Unix mod_php
• Installing mod_ssl (Secure Socket Layers)
• Finding modules via modules.apache.org
• Installing mod_security

Module 3. Logging

• Obtaining more detailed log entries
• Log rotation

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
• Providing users with their own URLs
• Redirecting to another location
• Redirecting multiple URLs to the same destination
• Rewriting elements between path and query string
• Converting URL segments into query arguments

Module 6. SSL

• Installing SSL
• Generating self-signed SSL certificates
• Generating a trusted CA
• Serving a portion of the 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 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
• What to do when you cannot allocate enough memory for the JVM
• Determining the correct amount of memory to allocate to your application
• Setting the correct heap size

The correct ratio between the young and old generations

• Garbage collector algorithms
• Choosing the right garbage collector for your application
• The G1 garbage collector
• Debugging garbage collection
• Making effective use of memory
• Handling 'Out of Memory' errors
• Finding memory leaks in your code

Section 4: Java Web

Introduction to Java Web technologies

• What is a Servlet and when to use it
• 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: Customising 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

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

Module 8. Using the Guvnor

• General navigation
• Administration (Rules, Packages, Deployment)
• Building guided rules with the Guvnor
• From Guvnor to JBoss IDE
• Testing your rules