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NGINX, pronounced “engine-ex,” is an open-source web server software used for various purposes, including web serving, reverse proxying, caching, load balancing, and media streaming. It was initially designed to handle large numbers of concurrent connections, making it suitable for high-performance web applications.
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Apache is a free and open-source cross-platform web server software that allows users to deploy their websites on the internet. It was launched in 1995 and has been the most popular web server on the Internet since April 1996.
A reverse proxy is a server that sits in front of web servers and forwards client requests to those web servers. It acts as an intermediary, intercepting and inspecting incoming client requests before forwarding them to the web server. Reverse proxies can provide additional levels of abstraction, control, security, and performance optimization. They are commonly used for load balancing, web acceleration, and to hide implementation details about the web servers.
SSL, or Secure Sockets Layer, is a protocol for establishing authenticated and encrypted links between networked computers. Its current iteration is called TLS (Transport Layer Security).
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Apache2 is a free and open-source web server that allows users to deploy their websites on the internet. It was first released in 1995 and is maintained by the Apache Software Foundation. Apache is fast, reliable, and secure, and it runs on a large percentage of web servers, making it one of the most popular choices for website owners, developers, and hosting providers.
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