HTTP Web Server (Nginx, Apache, JBoss) Training Course

Section 1: Nginx (Day 1, Duration: 1.5 Days)

Module 1: Installing Nginx and Third-Party Modules

• Installing Nginx via a package manager
• Configuring for web serving
• Setting options to define paths
• Reference: HTTP configuration options
• Enabling specific modules
• Reference: HTTP module configuration options
• Disabling unnecessary modules
• Reference: Options for disabling modules
• Installing third-party modules

Module 2: Configuration Guide

• Understanding the basic configuration format
• Nginx global configuration parameters
• Reference: Global configuration directives
• Utilizing include files
• The HTTP server section: Client, File I/O, Hash, and Socket directives
• The virtual server section
• Configuring Locations – understanding where, when, and how

Module 3: Nginx as a Reverse Proxy

• The proxy module
• Proxy module directives
• The upstream module: Keepalive connections and Load-balancing algorithms
• Types of upstream servers: Single, Multiple, and Non-HTTP upstream servers
• Strategies for handling upstream issues

Module 4: Advanced Reverse Proxy Topics

• Introduction to Security
• Encrypting traffic using SSL
• Client authentication via SSL
• Blocking traffic based on source IP address
• Isolating application components to enhance scalability
• Reverse proxy performance tuning: Buffering, Caching, and Compression

Module 5: The Nginx HTTP Server

• HTTP server directives
• HTTP logging directives
• HTTP file-path directives
• Name resolution directives
• HTTP client interaction directives
• HTTP limit directives
• HTTP access module directives
• HTTP streaming directives

Module 6: Nginx Load Balancing

• Overview of Load Balancing
• Environment setup
• Leveraging the Upstream Module
• Applying appropriate directives (Weight, Hash, Max Fails, etc.)
• Testing configurations

Module 7: Troubleshooting Techniques

• Analyzing log files
• Configuring advanced logging
• Identifying common configuration errors
• Addressing performance problems
• Utilizing the Stub Status module

Section 2: Apache (Day 2, Duration: 1 Day)

Module 1: Installation

• Installing Apache
• Starting, stopping, and restarting Apache
• Uninstalling Apache
• Locating Apache files

Module 2: Adding Common Modules

• Installing generic modules
• Installing Unix mod_dav
• Installing mod_perl
• Installing Unix mod_php
• Installing mod_ssl (Secure Socket Layer)
• Browsing modules via modules.apache.org
• Installing mod_security

Module 3: Logging

• Generating detailed log entries
• Log rotation

Module 4: Virtual Hosts

• Configuring Name-Based Virtual Hosts
• Configuring Address-Based Virtual Hosts

Module 5: Aliases, Redirecting, and Rewriting

• Mapping a URL to a Directory
• Creating New URLs for Existing Content
• Allowing users to have their own URLs
• Redirecting to external locations
• Redirecting multiple URLs to a single destination
• Rewriting elements between the path and query string
• Converting URL Segments into query arguments

Module 6: SSL

• Installing SSL
• Generating self-signed SSL certificates
• Generating a trusted CA
• Serving specific site sections via SSL
• Authentication with Client certificates

Module 7: Dynamic Content

• Enabling a CGI Directory
• Enabling CGI Scripts in non-script-aliased directories
• Specifying a Default Document in a CGI Directory
• Enabling and utilizing WebDAV
• Complex Configurations and Security Issues with WebDAV

Section 3: Java Virtual Machine (Day 3, Duration: 0.5 Days)

Tuning the Java Virtual Machine

Selecting JVM Settings

• Sizing garbage collector generations
• Where to configure JVM settings
• Addressing insufficient memory allocation for the JVM
• Determining the appropriate memory size for your application
• Setting the correct heap size

Optimal Ratio between Young and Old Generations

• Understanding garbage collector algorithms
• Choosing the right garbage collector for your application
• The G1 garbage collector
• Debugging garbage collection
• Efficient memory utilization
• Handling 'Out of Memory' errors
• Identifying memory leaks in code

Section 4: Java Web

Introduction to Java Web Technologies

• What is a Servlet and when to use it
• Introduction to JSP
• Servlet versus JSP
• What is a JavaBean
• Introduction to JEE
• The role of EJB (Session Beans, Entity Beans, MDB Beans) in enterprise applications
• The MVC pattern
  - The role of the Model
  - The role of the View
  - The role of the Controller

Section 5: Multimedia Content and HTML 5

• HTML 5 Audio and Video elements
• Different streaming protocols
  - Internet Protocol television (IPTV)
  - HTTP Live Streaming
• Server implementations
• The role of OTT streaming

Section 6: JBoss (Day 4, Duration: 1 Day)

Module 1: Installing Core Components

• Installing the Java environment
• Installing JBoss AS
• Application server features
• Creating a custom server configuration

Module 2: Customizing JBoss AS Services

• Monitoring JBoss AS services
• JBoss AS thread pool
• Configuring logging services
• Configuring database connections
• Configuring the transaction service

Module 3: Deploying EJB 3 Session Beans

• Developing Enterprise JavaBeans
• Configuring the EJB container

Module 4: Deploying a Web Application

• Developing web layout
• Configuring the JBoss Web Server

Module 5: Deploying Applications with JBoss Messaging Service

• The JBoss Messaging system
• Developing JMS applications
• Advanced JBoss Messaging

Module 6: Managing JBoss AS

• Introduction to Java Management Extension
• JBoss AS Administration Console
• Managing applications
• Administering resources

Module 7: JBoss Drools - Introduction

• Obtaining the software
• Installing BRMS/Guvnor
• Installing the Drools plug-in

Module 8: Using Guvnor

• General Navigation
• Administration (Rules, Packages, Deployment)
• Building Guided Rules with Guvnor
• Migrating from Guvnor to JBoss IDE
• Testing Rules