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Nginx as a reverse proxy for Nifi web UI and Kibana

March 20, 2022January 16, 2020 by Digi Hunch

Nginx can act as a application neutral proxy. One example is to front Nifi. The nifi default configuration provides an HTTP access point, specified in the following entries in nifi.properties: Nifi can provide secure port by commenting out the lines above and provide the followings: However, it does require configuring JKS keystore for Java, as … Read moreNginx as a reverse proxy for Nifi web UI and Kibana

Networking basics 2 of 3 – Layer 4 and common network configurations

January 20, 2023December 7, 2019 by Digi Hunch

Transport Layer Transport Layer handles multiplexing & de-multiplexing through ports. Port is more or less a virtual concept. Source port is usually ephemeral. Two dominant protocols are TCP and UDP. TCP relies on acknowledgement. TCP control flags are SYN, ACK, FIN, URG, PSH, RST, ECE, CWR. TCP connection is established by 3-way handshake and torn … Read moreNetworking basics 2 of 3 – Layer 4 and common network configurations