NGINX Operations by VSHN, Swiss F5 Partner

NGINX is one of the most widely used open-source web servers in the world. Originally created by Igor Sysoev and now maintained by F5, NGINX serves as a high-performance web server, reverse proxy, load balancer, and HTTP cache. It is known for its event-driven architecture that handles thousands of concurrent connections with minimal memory usage. NGINX powers a third of the world's websites and is a critical component of modern application delivery infrastructure.

VSHN deploys, monitors, and maintains your NGINX instances on VSHN-managed Kubernetes platforms (APPUiO or Managed OpenShift). The service includes GitOps-driven deployment and configuration management, 24/7 health monitoring, security patching, minor version upgrades, TLS certificate management, logical backups with documented restore procedures, and incident response. Major version upgrades are handled as planned changes. VSHN manages the infrastructure layer. Application-level concerns such as query optimization or business logic remain the customer's responsibility. For teams that operate their own NGINX, we also offer consulting-only engagements covering architecture reviews, performance audits, and NGINX One fleet management.

VSHN offers tiered service levels. A best-effort tier provides monitoring and operational management suitable for development and staging environments. A guaranteed availability tier adds up to 99.99% SLA with 24/7 incident response and one-hour response time for critical issues. Pricing depends on the number of instances, the required SLA tier, and the underlying Kubernetes platform. Contact us for a scoped estimate.

VSHN maintains logical backups of all NGINX configurations, virtual host files, and deployment manifests using k8up on Kubernetes. Restore procedures are documented and tested. Disaster recovery is built into the GitOps deployment model. A full NGINX environment can be rebuilt from version-controlled configuration within defined recovery time objectives.

Yes. VSHN's managed Kubernetes platforms run on Swiss cloud providers cloudscale.ch and Exoscale, both operating data centers exclusively in Switzerland. If data residency is a compliance requirement, these providers are the default choice. We also support platforms on AWS (Zurich region), Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure where Swiss regions are available. See our sovereignty assessment for details on how VSHN scores against the EU Cloud Sovereignty Framework.

VSHN is an official F5 partner with certified expertise in NGINX deployment and operations. This partnership includes direct access to F5 engineering support, early security advisories, and validated deployment patterns for the full NGINX product family including NGINX One. Our engineers follow official best practices for NGINX configuration, performance tuning, and security hardening.

Yes. VSHN's Managed NGINX service runs natively on Kubernetes, deployed via GitOps on APPUiO or Managed OpenShift. We configure NGINX as Kubernetes-native workloads with proper health checks, horizontal pod autoscaling, and graceful shutdown handling. For Kubernetes ingress, VSHN provides consulting on both the community Ingress-NGINX controller and the F5 NGINX Ingress Controller.

NGINX One is F5's unified platform (launched 2024) that consolidates all NGINX products (NGINX Plus, NGINX App Protect WAF, NGINX Ingress Controller, NGINX Gateway Fabric, and NGINX Instance Manager) into a single offering with one subscription. It adds a SaaS-based management console for fleet-wide visibility: instance discovery, CVE tracking by severity, certificate status, configuration recommendations, and performance metrics across all environments. NGINX Plus remains the core data plane for load balancing, API gateway, and reverse proxy workloads. As an F5 partner, VSHN provides consulting for both NGINX One and standalone NGINX Plus deployments.

Contact us using the form below. Tell us about your current web server architecture, traffic volume, the challenges you are facing (for example high latency, complex proxy configurations, or scaling concerns) and your preferred cloud provider such as cloudscale.ch, Exoscale, AWS, or Google Cloud. We provide a written requirements analysis and cost estimate within one business day. There is no commitment at the scoping stage.

Yes. Web agencies and development firms use VSHN-managed NGINX to host client web applications on dedicated Swiss infrastructure. Each client gets an isolated NGINX setup with SSL, load balancing, and 24/7 monitoring. VSHN handles server operations, security patches, and performance tuning so your team focuses on building the application. Invoice billing and written service agreements make cost allocation to client projects straightforward.