Web Servers: Performance, Security, and Scales
Web Servers: Performance, Security, and Scales Web servers power pages for many sites, from personal blogs to large apps. They must be fast, secure, and ready to grow. A good server setup reduces delays, protects data, and handles more users without breaking. The ideas here are practical and easy to apply in many environments. Performance essentials Choose a fast, proven server that uses event-driven I/O. Pair it with a capable reverse proxy to handle the first touch and keep backends free for work. Serve static files with minimal latency, and cache them when possible. Enable compression (Brotli or gzip) to shrink data without breaking content. ...