docker-nginx-reverse-proxy
Docker image for a reverse proxy, powered by nginx.
##Build
To create the image lerenn/nginx-reverse-proxy, execute the following command on the openvpn-server project folder:
docker build -t lerenn/nginx-reverse-proxy .
##Run
To run the image with a minimum of arguments, execute the following command :
docker run -d lerenn/nginx-reverse-proxy
However, if you want to use a reverse-proxy on HTTP only websites :
docker run -d -p 80:80 -v /path/in/host:/etc/nginx/sites-enabled lerenn/nginx-reverse-proxy
And if you want to use a reverse-proxy on HTTP and/or HTTPS websites :
docker run -d -p 80:80 -p 443:443 -v /path/in/host:/etc/nginx/sites-enabled -v /path/in/host:/etc/nginx/certificates lerenn/nginx-reverse-proxy
##Arguments
###Volumes
- /etc/nginx/sites-enabled: Should contains nginx configurations for redirections to websites/web apps.
- /etc/nginx/certificates: Should contains certificates used in nginx redirection configurations.
Ports
- 80: HTTP port.
- 443: HTTPS port.
Links
Add links to other container with --link source-container-name:alias-container-name as an argument.
Then, you'll have to add http://alias-container-name into your nginx website/webapp configuration to redirect flux.