3 days (7h/day)

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Day 1 – Advanced Core Features

1. Deep-Dive into NGINX Architecture
   Worker model internals, tuning, async event loop.
2. Advanced Reverse Proxying
   Caching, load balancing, failover, buffering.
3. Advanced SSL/TLS & Security Hardening
   Modern ciphers, OCSP Stapling, HSTS, mTLS.

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Day 2 – Application Delivery & High Availability

4. NGINX as API Gateway
   JWT validation, rate-limiting, request shaping.
5. High Availability & Clustering
   Keepalived, VRRP, failover architecture.
6. Advanced Logging & OpenTelemetry
   Structured logs, distributed tracing, exporters.

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Day 3 – Performance, Automation & Observability

7. Performance Optimization
   Kernel tuning, caching layers, profiling.
8. NGINX + Kubernetes / Ingress
   Advanced ingress rules, annotations, canary deployments.
9. Automation & CI/CD Integration
   GitOps flow, zero-downtime reloads, config testing.
10. Monitoring & Troubleshooting
    Metrics, debug logs, full request tracing.