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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

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

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