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NGINX Instance Manager NGINX Instance Manager

  • Fundamentals
      • Technical Specifications
      • NGINX Instance Manager dashboard
      • Overview: NGINX Instance Manager REST API
  • Deploy
    • Docker
    • Deploy using Docker Compose
    • Deploy NGINX Plus in a container (data plane)
    • Kubernetes
    • Deploy using Helm
    • Configurable Helm settings
    • Frequently used Helm configurations
    • Infrastructure as Code
    • Overview
    • Install with Ansible
    • Build and deploy images
    • Virtual Machine or Bare Metal
    • Install on a virtual machine or bare metal using a script
    • Manually install on a virtual machine or bare metal (deprecated)
  • Disconnected environments
      • Install in a disconnected environment using a script
      • Manually install in a disconnected environment (deprecated)
      • Add a license in a disconnected environment
      • Report usage to F5 in a disconnected environment
  • Platform administration
    • License and usage reporting
    • Add license
    • Report usage data to F5
    • Authentication
    • Basic auth
    • Set up basic authentication
    • OIDC
    • Get started with OIDC
    • Microsoft Entra: Set up OIDC authentication
    • Automate OIDC with Microsoft Entra
    • Keycloak: Set up OIDC authentication
    • Provision users and groups using SCIM
    • RBAC
    • Overview: RBAC
    • Create and manage roles
    • Assign roles to users or user groups
    • Manage resource groups
    • Maintenance
    • Back up and restore
    • Install SQLite (for NGINX Instance Manager 2.14.1 and earlier)
  • System configuration
      • Configure NGINX Instance Manager with nms.conf
      • Configure NGINX Instance Manager to use a forward proxy
      • Configure high availability (HA) for NGINX Instance Manager
      • Configure ClickHouse
      • Configure Vault for storing secrets
      • Configure SELinux
      • Configure telemetry and web analytics
      • Optimize NGINX proxy gateway for large data planes
      • Secure Client Access and Network Traffic
  • Monitoring
      • Overview: NGINX instance metrics
      • Query the Metrics API
      • View events and metrics
    • Catalogs
    • Dimensions Catalog
    • Events Catalog
    • Metrics Catalog
  • NGINX configs
      • Stage NGINX configs
      • Publish NGINX configs
      • Publish NGINX configs with version control
    • NGINX config templates
    • Overview
    • About NGINX config templates
    • F5 Global Default base template
    • Augment templates
    • Template resource files
    • How To
    • Manage NGINX configs with templates
    • RBAC for config templates and submissions
    • Tutorials
    • Round-robin reverse proxy with an augment template
    • Reference
    • JSON Schemas for Dynamic Web Forms
  • NGINX instances
      • Scan and discover NGINX instances
      • Create and manage instance groups
      • Manage SSL certificates
      • Organize instances with tags
  • NGINX App Protect WAF
      • Manage Your App Protect WAF Configs
      • WAF Configuration Management
      • Manage WAF Security Policies and Security Log Profiles
      • NGINX App Protect WAF configuration management
    • Security Monitoring
    • Set up App Protect WAF instances for Security Monitoring
    • Add user access to Security Monitoring dashboards
    • Update the Attack Signature Database
    • Update the geolocation database used in dashboards
    • Troubleshooting
  • Support
      • Create a support package
      • Create a support package from a Helm installation
      • Where to go for support
  • Releases
      • Release Notes
      • Known Issues

NGINX instances

Scan and discover NGINX instances

Create and manage instance groups

Manage SSL certificates

Organize instances with tags

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