Production-grade Nginx configuration for reverse proxying, load balancing, SSL/TLS termination, and API gateway patterns.

• Covers eight primary use cases: reverse proxy setup, load balancing, SSL termination, HTTP/2 and gRPC support, caching, rate limiting, URL rewriting, and API gateway functionality
• Includes reference guides for production configuration, HTTPS with load balancing, automated setup scripts, and monitoring integration
• Best practices section highlights performance tuning (HTTP/2, gzip, connection pooling), security hardening (strong ciphers, security headers), and operational patterns (health checks, least_conn balancing, log separation)