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Web Server Administration

7 Courses
2 Labs
46 Hours
Skill IQ

Ready to become a web server superhero? In this course, you'll dive into the fundamentals of web servers by installing and configuring them to host multiple websites and applications, regardless of the underlying software.

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Content in this path
NGINX

NGINX is a high-performance, open-source web server known for its speed, scalability, and efficiency.

Course
Getting Started with NGINX
  • by Wes Higbee
  • 2h 4m
  • Dec 07, 2023
Course
Apache Web Server Hardening
  • by A Cloud Guru
  • 19h 26m
  • Jul 27, 2024
Course
Tomcat Administration Deep Dive
  • by A Cloud Guru
  • 13h 21m
  • Jul 27, 2024
Course
Hands-On with HAProxy Load Balancer
  • by A Cloud Guru
  • 7h 48m
  • Jul 12, 2024
Apache

Apache HTTP Server, commonly known as Apache, is a widely-used open-source web server celebrated for its flexibility, reliability, and extensive feature set.

Course
Apache Web Server Administration
  • by David Clinton
  • 14m
  • Nov 06, 2024
Course
Getting Started in the Lab Environment
  • by Aaron Rosenmund
  • 6m
  • Oct 07, 2021
Lab
Deploying an Apache Web Server
  • by Shimon Brathwaite
  • 55m
  • Jul 30, 2025
Node.js

Node.js is a JavaScript runtime that enables developers to build scalable, high-performance server-side applications using a non-blocking, event-driven architecture.

Course
Node.js Web Server Administration
  • by Armen Avanesi
  • 17m
  • Dec 06, 2024
Lab
Deploying a Node.js Web Server
  • by Andy Thielking
  • 1h 25m
  • Aug 05, 2025
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  • NGINX
  • IIS
  • Apache
  • Node.js
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Wes Higbee
Wes Higbee
Wes Higbee is passionate about helping companies achieve remarkable results with technology and software. He’s had extensive experience developing software and working with teams to improve how software is developed to meet business objectives. Wes launched Full City Tech to leverage his expertise to help companies delight customers. Although his primary focus is on outcomes, implementation often includes technical competency. Wes frequently speaks about impactful aspects of software developm...
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The Cloud Content team comprises subject matter experts hyper focused on services offered by the leading cloud vendors (AWS, GCP, and Azure), as well as cloud-related technologies such as Linux and DevOps. The team is thrilled to share their knowledge to help you build modern tech solutions from the ground up, secure and optimize your environments, and so much more!
David Clinton
David Clinton
David Clinton is a data analyst, an AWS Solutions Architect and a Linux server administrator. He's written books on cloud and Linux administration, IT security, and data analytics.
Aaron Rosenmund
Aaron Rosenmund
Aaron M. Rosenmund is a cyber security operations subject matter expert, with a background in federal and business defensive and offensive cyber operations and system automation. Leveraging his administration and automation experience, Aaron actively contributes to multiple open and closed source security operation platform projects and continues to create tools and content to benefit the community. As an educator & cyber security researcher at Pluralsight, he is focused on advancing cyber secur...
Shimon Brathwaite
Shimon Brathwaite
Shimon Brathwaite is a seven-year cybersecurity professional with extensive experience in Incident Response, Vulnerability Management, Identity and Access Management and Consulting. He has worked at one of the Big Four consulting firms, multiple of Canada’s largest banks and in startup environments. In addition to his full-time work, he runs a blog securitymadesimple.org, a consulting company and is a published author with four books on cybersecurity. He is open for engagements related to cybers...
Armen Avanesi
Armen Avanesi
Armen is currently a software developer in Melbourne, Australia. Day to day, he helps startups build elegant, scalable applications. He is passionate about traveling, trying new food, and teaching others how to code.
Andy Thielking
Andy Thielking
Andy is a highly experienced developer, architect, and DevOps enthusiast with over 13 years of industry experience. Andy has deep expertise in the Microsoft ecosystem of C#, .NET and Azure, as well as DevOps technologies such as Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines. Andy also possesses a breadth of knowledge across the web development ecosystem with other technologies such as Flutter, Node and Golang. Andy has a passion for learning and enjoys sharing that knowledge with others.

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