NGINX Tutorial - What is Nginx

NGINX is a versatile web server that offers functionalities like load balancing, caching, and enhanced security by acting as a proxy server. It can distribute incoming requests among multiple servers based on various algorithms, cache frequently accessed resources to improve efficiency, and consolidate security efforts by serving as the single entry point for web traffic. NGINX also supports encrypted communication and can compress large files to save bandwidth. It has become popular in container environments, especially as a Kubernetes Ingress controller.