For this configuration you can use web server you like, i decided, because i work mostly with it to use nginx.

Generally, properly configured nginx can handle up to 400K to 500K requests per second (clustered), most what i saw is 50K to 80K (non-clustered) requests per second and 30% CPU load, course, this was 2 x Intel Xeon with HyperThreading enabled, but it can work without problem on slower machines.

You must understand that this config is used in testing environment and not in production so you will need to find a way to implement most of those features best possible for your servers.

IPTables is the Firewall service that is available in a lot of different Linux Distributions. While modifiying it might seem daunting at first, this Cheat Sheet should be able to show you just how easy it is to use and how quickly you can be on your way mucking around with your firewall.

The following list is a great set of documentation for iptables. I used them to compile this documentation.

• How-To Geek: The Beginner’s Guide to iptables, the Linux Firewall: https://www.howtogeek.com/177621/the-beginners-guide-to-iptables-the-linux-firewall/
• IPTables Essentials: Common Firewall Rules and COmmands https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/iptables-essentials-common-firewall-rules-and-commands