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# nginx
-reverse proxy and web server. sits in front of application servers, handles SSL termination, routing, and static file serving.
+reverse proxy and web server. handles SSL termination, routing, and static file serving.
**role in the deploy chain:** [[Cloudflare]] → [[AWS Lightsail]] → nginx → [[gunicorn]] → app. nginx terminates SSL and proxies to the app server on localhost. [[systemd]] keeps it running.
-**why nginx:** battle-tested, configuration is declarative, handles thousands of concurrent connections efficiently.
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**deep dive:** [awesome-nginx](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/nginx) — full list of nginx resources, modules, and guides.
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