This project provides a Docker image based on Ubuntu 24.04 with Nginx and related applications pre-installed.

• Nginx - High-performance web server
• Nginx Extras - Additional modules and tools for enhanced functionality

• curl & wget - For testing connections and downloading files
• certbot & python3-certbot-nginx - SSL/TLS certificate management with Let's Encrypt
• htop - Interactive process viewer
• vim - Text editor for configuration changes
• unzip - File extraction utility

• Ubuntu 24.04 Base - Latest LTS version with security updates
• Optimized Image Size - Cleaned package caches and lists
• HTTP/HTTPS Support - Ports 80 and 443 exposed
• Test Page - Basic HTML page included for quick testing
• Foreground Mode - Proper container operation with nginx running in foreground

docker build -t nginx-ubuntu .

docker run -p 80:80 -p 443:443 nginx-ubuntu

docker run -p 80:80 -p 443:443 \
  -v /path/to/your/nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf \
  -v /path/to/your/html:/var/www/html \
  nginx-ubuntu

• Default configuration location: /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
• Site configurations: /etc/nginx/sites-available/
• Document root: /var/www/html
• Log files: /var/log/nginx/

To use SSL certificates with Certbot:

1. Mount your domain and email environment variables:

docker run -p 80:80 -p 443:443 \
  -e DOMAIN=yourdomain.com \
  -e EMAIL=admin@yourdomain.com \
  nginx-ubuntu

2. Run Certbot inside the container:

docker exec -it <container_id> certbot --nginx -d yourdomain.com

After running the container, access the test page at:

http://localhost

Replace the default index.html with your content:

docker run -p 80:80 \
  -v /path/to/your/html:/var/www/html \
  nginx-ubuntu

Create a custom nginx.conf for reverse proxy:

events {}
http {
    upstream backend {
        server backend-service:3000;
    }
    
    server {
        listen 80;
        location / {
            proxy_pass http://backend;
            proxy_set_header Host $host;
            proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        }
    }
}

# Build with tag
docker build -t nginx-ubuntu:latest .

# Build without cache
docker build --no-cache -t nginx-ubuntu .

# Access container shell
docker exec -it <container_id> /bin/bash

# View nginx logs
docker exec -it <container_id> tail -f /var/log/nginx/access.log
docker exec -it <container_id> tail -f /var/log/nginx/error.log

# Test nginx configuration
docker exec -it <container_id> nginx -t

Variable	Default	Description
DEBIAN_FRONTEND	noninteractive	Prevents interactive prompts during package installation

version: '3.8'
services:
  nginx:
    build: .
    ports:
      - "80:80"
      - "443:443"
    volumes:
      - ./html:/var/www/html
      - ./nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf
    restart: unless-stopped

• The image includes tools like vim and htop for development convenience
• For production use, consider removing unnecessary packages
• Always use HTTPS in production environments
• Keep your nginx configuration secure and up-to-date

This project is provided as-is for educational and development purposes.