Security and Reliability

Web Servers: Performance, Security, and Reliability Web servers handle static files, dynamic apps, and security tasks. To do well, they must be fast, safe, and dependable. This guide offers practical steps you can apply today, using common tools like Nginx or Apache. Performance basics Performance starts with the right server software and a clean setup. Nginx is popular for its efficient event model, while Apache offers many modules. A typical pattern is to serve static files directly and proxy dynamic requests to an application server. Cache at every layer: browser cache for static assets, server-side caching for HTML or fragments, and a CDN for users far from your data center. Enable compression for text assets, and keep connections open to reduce handshakes. Run load tests to see how your site behaves under pressure and tune timeouts and worker counts accordingly. ...