The chapters you have read so far have explored the many facets of Nginx: from static web page serving to advanced features such as load balancing. You have learned how to set up Nginx on your server and to configure it to fit the needs of your websites. You've also discovered the numerous advanced modules, which bring forth complex functionality.
We will now make use of the knowledge acquired so far by studying a couple of real-life examples. First, we will set up a complete WordPress site from scratch, approaching all the aspects of configuration including optimization and caching. We will then enable HTTPS support as well as SPDY, and discover how to handle clients who visit your website from a mobile device.
The last part of the chapter will be dedicated to setting up ownCloud—an open source solution allowing you to store documents on your server and retrieve them from a variety of platforms. We will also secure access to your OwnCloud drive by setting up a self...