NGINX AppWorld Labs - Index

Welcome to the NGINX Modern Apps labs

The content contained here leverages a full DevOps CI/CD pipeline and is sourced from the GitHub repository at https://github.com/f5devcentral/f5-agility-labs-nginx. Bugs and Requests for enhancements can be made by opening an Issue within the repository.

DAY 1

Day 1 Contents:

• Class 1 - Intro to NGINX Plus
  • Introduction
  • Module 1: Introduction to NGINX Plus Concepts
  • Module 2: Introduction to custom NGINX Plus logging
  • Module 3: Introduction to the NGINX Plus API
• Class 2 - NGINX Plus CI/CD Lab
  • Introduction
  • Module 1: Creating docker images for NGINX Plus
  • Module 2: Deploying NGINX Plus web server with CI/CD
  • Module 3: Continuous Deployment for NGINX Plus Load Balancers

Optional Contents:

• Class 12 - The Path to Understanding Kubernetes and Containers
  • The Path to Understanding Kubernetes and Containers - Intro
  • Official Kubernetes Documentation
  • Lab Inventory
  • Accessing the Lab
  • Module 1 - Container and Kubernetes Overview
  • Module 2 - Kubernetes Operations
  • Module 3 - Kubernetes Troubleshooting

DAY 2

Day 2 Contents:

• Class 4 - Introduction to NGINX Instance Manager
  • Introduction
  • Background
  • Overview
  • Module 1: Access the NGINX Instance Manager UI and Scan for instances
  • Module 2: Managing NGINX Instances
  • Module 3: Securing NGINX Instance Manager
• Class 5 - NGINX App Protect WAF & DoS
  • NGINX App Protect Web Application Firewall
  • OPTIONAL - NGINX App Protect Denial-of-Service prevention

Optional Contents:

• Class 11 - F5 NGINX Plus Ingress Controller as an API Gateway for Kubernetes
  • Task 00: Kubernetes Lab Environment
  • Task 01: Create API Service in Kubernetes
  • Task 02: Create https://jobs.local/get-job API endpoint
  • Task 03: Complete the https://jobs.local Application
  • Task 04: OpenAPI Spec Enforcement with NGINX App Protect
  • Task 05: Authorization - Signed JSON Web Token (JWT) Validation
  • Task 06: API Request Rate-Limiting