In the seventh lesson of the "Ubuntu Mastery" series, Dargslan covers the essential steps for setting up nginx in a production environment with TLS encryption. The video demonstrates how to configure nginx as a reverse proxy, obtain and install certificates from Let's Encrypt using certbot, enable HTTP/2, implement HSTS, and apply security headers. The tutorial focuses on patterns that can withstand security audits.
Key topics include:
- Reverse proxy configuration
- Let's Encrypt certificate automation with certbot
- HTTP/2 and HSTS setup
- Security headers for hardened deployments
This episode is part of a 19-lesson course aimed at IT professionals, DevOps engineers, and system administrators who want to learn practical, no-fluff Ubuntu administration skills.