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title: Enabling App and API Protection for Nginx
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# Enabling App and API Protection for Nginx

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# Important note for users on the following Datadog sites: app.ddog-gov.com

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This product is not supported for your selected [Datadog site](https://docs.datadoghq.com/getting_started/site.md). ().
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Your platform may be compatible with Datadog's [Single Step Instrumentation](https://docs.datadoghq.com/tracing/trace_collection/automatic_instrumentation/single-step-apm.md), which automatically instruments your services at startup from the Datadog Agent.
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## Overview{% #overview %}

Learn how to set up App and API Protection (AAP) on your NGINX proxy by selecting the integration that suits you best.

## Environments{% #environments %}

### Hosts{% #hosts %}
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- Linux

### Kubernetes{% #kubernetes %}
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- Ingress Controller

## Additional Resources{% #additional-resources %}

- [Troubleshooting Guide](https://docs.datadoghq.com/security/application_security/setup/php/troubleshooting.md)
- [Compatibility Information](https://docs.datadoghq.com/security/application_security/setup/php/compatibility.md)