Concepts Overview

These pages explain the ideas behind Nalix in plain language — what a packet is, how a request reaches your code, and what’s encrypted by default. You don’t need all of them before you start; Quick Start gets you running first.

• How Packets Work — defining and sharing packet types
• Handlers and Middleware — where your logic runs and how policy gets applied
• Configuration — loading and validating options
• Glossary — terms used throughout the docs

Encryption is covered as part of Securing Your Server — Nalix encrypts a connection through a handshake, not through configuration you write by hand.

Going deeper#

Internals covers wire formats, the handshake protocol, memory pooling, and sharding — everything about how Nalix works under the hood. You don’t need it to build with Nalix.