Nginx

If you’ve been working with web servers and reverse proxies for the past decade, chances are you’ve used nginx. It’s been the backbone of countless web infrastructures, powering everything from small personal blogs to some of the busiest websites on the planet. But recent developments in the nginx ecosystem have led to an interesting fork called Angie — and it might be worth your attention.

In this post, I’ll walk through the history of nginx, what happened after the F5 acquisition, why Angie was created, and why you might want to consider making the switch.

Mutual TLS (mTLS) adds a critical security layer to your Kubernetes applications by requiring clients to authenticate with certificates—not just passwords or tokens. This guide covers per-ingress mTLS configuration with NGINX Ingress Controller, giving you fine-grained control over which services require client certificate authentication.

The Kubernetes community announced the retirement of Ingress NGINX with best-effort maintenance ending March 2026. This guide walks you through a safe, tested migration path to Traefik Proxy—with code examples, annotation mappings, and production tips.

The Kubernetes community announced the retirement of Ingress NGINX with best-effort maintenance ending March 2026. This guide walks you through a safe, tested migration path to HAProxy Kubernetes Ingress Controller—with code examples, annotation mappings, and production tips.