Countering DDoS Threats with NGINX

This incident involves the implementation of NGINX, a widely used web server software, to defend against Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. DDoS attacks involve overwhelming a server with a flood of traffic from multiple sources, resulting in a denial of service for legitimate users. This playbook installs NGINX, configures it with basic settings for DDoS mitigation (like request rate limiting and connection limiting), and ensures that the NGINX service is enabled and started.