Create Docker image with Nginx over Alpine Linux

Nginx in docker container, with config files and content web in filesystem & reverse proxy capable.

1. Cloning data from GitHub and modify config files

Use one alternative

$ git clone https://username:[email protected]/app4rpi/docker-nginx.git
$ git clone https://github.com/app4rpi/docker-nginx.git

2. Create a docker image

$ cd nginxDocker
$ docker build --rm -t nginx4docker .

The image nginx:latest has been created with a size of 17.8MB

3. Run Nginx ...

3a. ... with data & files in Docker area filesystem

$ docker run -d --name nginx --net=host nginx4docker:latest

3b. ... with web data & files in server filesystem

$  docker run -d --net=host -v /var/www/html:/usr/share/nginx/html --name nginx nginx4docker:latest

3c. ... with web data & config files in server filesystem

$ docker run -d --net=host -v /var/www:/var/www/ -v /app/nginx:/etc/nginx/conf.d/ --name nginx nginx4docker:latest

4. Run Nginx with data & config files in server filesystem and start automatically

$  docker run -d --restart always --net=host -v /var/www:/var/www/ -v /app/nginx:/etc/nginx/conf.d/ --name nginx nginx4docker:latest

Configuration of Web Directory

The configuration file of nginx is set to "/app/nginx"

The internal web data directory is set to "/var/www/html"

The port of service has been fixed at 80