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NGINX Cookbook

By : Tim Butler
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NGINX Cookbook

By: Tim Butler

Overview of this book

NGINX Cookbook covers the basics of configuring NGINX as a web server for use with common web frameworks such as WordPress and Ruby on Rails, through to utilization as a reverse proxy. Designed as a go-to reference guide, this book will give you practical answers based on real-world deployments to get you up and running quickly. Recipes have also been provided for multiple SSL configurations, different logging scenarios, practical rewrites, and multiple load balancing scenarios. Advanced topics include covering bandwidth management, Docker container usage, performance tuning, OpenResty, and the NGINX Plus commercial features. By the time you've read this book, you will be able to adapt and use a wide variety of NGINX implementations to solve any problems you have.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)

Redirecting all calls to HTTPS to secure your site

Back in Chapter 4, All About SSLs, we covered installing and configuring an SSL certificate with NGINX. However, one thing we didn't cover was, ensuring that all calls to your site or application are always encrypted. This is especially critical if you're handling private data or payment information, which could be mandated by law to ensure the transmissions of the data is encrypted. Thankfully, enforcing HTTPS is simple to do.

How to do it...

Like our previous redirects, using two server blocks is the most efficient method:

server { 
    listen 80; 
    server_name ssl.nginxcookbook.com; 
    return 301 https://ssl.nginxcookbook.com$request_uri; 
} 
 
server { ...