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-# What is Nginx?
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+# What is nginx?
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Nginx (pronounced "engine-x") is an open source reverse proxy server for HTTP, HTTPS, SMTP, POP3, and IMAP protocols, as well as a load balancer, HTTP cache, and a web server (origin server). The nginx project started with a strong focus on high concurrency, high performance and low memory usage. It is licensed under the 2-clause BSD-like license and it runs on Linux, BSD variants, Mac OS X, Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, as well as on other *nix flavors. It also has a proof of concept port for Microsoft Windows.
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@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Nginx (pronounced "engine-x") is an open source reverse proxy server for HTTP, H
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# How to use this image
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-## hosting some simple static content
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+## Hosting some simple static content
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```console
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$ docker run --name some-nginx -v /some/content:/usr/share/nginx/html:ro -d nginx
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@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Place this file in the same directory as your directory of content ("static-html
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$ docker run --name some-nginx -d some-content-nginx
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```
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-## exposing the port
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+## Exposing external port
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```console
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$ docker run --name some-nginx -d -p 8080:80 some-content-nginx
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@@ -35,15 +35,15 @@ $ docker run --name some-nginx -d -p 8080:80 some-content-nginx
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Then you can hit `http://localhost:8080` or `http://host-ip:8080` in your browser.
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-## complex configuration
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+## Complex configuration
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```console
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$ docker run --name my-custom-nginx-container -v /host/path/nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf:ro -d nginx
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```
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-For information on the syntax of the Nginx configuration files, see [the official documentation](http://nginx.org/en/docs/) (specifically the [Beginner's Guide](http://nginx.org/en/docs/beginners_guide.html#conf_structure)).
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+For information on the syntax of the nginx configuration files, see [the official documentation](http://nginx.org/en/docs/) (specifically the [Beginner's Guide](http://nginx.org/en/docs/beginners_guide.html#conf_structure)).
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-If you wish to adapt the default configuration, use something like the following to copy it from a running Nginx container:
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+If you wish to adapt the default configuration, use something like the following to copy it from a running nginx container:
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```console
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$ docker run --name tmp-nginx-container -d nginx
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$ docker rm -f tmp-nginx-container
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```
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-As above, this can also be accomplished more cleanly using a simple `Dockerfile` (in `/host/path/`):
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+This can also be accomplished more cleanly using a simple `Dockerfile` (in `/host/path/`):
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```dockerfile
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FROM nginx
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COPY nginx.conf /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
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```
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-If you add a custom `CMD` in the Dockerfile, be sure to include `-g daemon off;` to `CMD` that Nginx stays in the foreground so that Docker can track the process properly (otherwise your container will stop immediately after starting)!
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+If you add a custom `CMD` in the Dockerfile, be sure to include `-g daemon off;` in the `CMD` in order for nginx to stay in the foreground, so that Docker can track the process properly (otherwise your container will stop immediately after starting)!
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-Then, build with `docker build -t custom-nginx .` and run:
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+Then build the image with `docker build -t custom-nginx .` and run it as follows:
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```console
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$ docker run --name my-custom-nginx-container -d custom-nginx
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```
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-### using environment variables in nginx configuration
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+### Using environment variables in nginx configuration
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-Out-of-the-box, Nginx doesn't support using environment variables inside most configuration blocks. But `envsubst` may be used as a workaround if you need to generate your nginx configuration dynamically before nginx starts.
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+Out-of-the-box, nginx doesn't support environment variables inside most configuration blocks. But `envsubst` may be used as a workaround if you need to generate your nginx configuration dynamically before nginx starts.
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Here is an example using docker-compose.yml:
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`listen ${NGINX_PORT};
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`
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-## running nginx in debug mode
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+## Running nginx in debug mode
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-Images since version 1.9.8 come with `nginx-debug` binary that produces complete output when using higher verbosity log levels. It can be used with simple CMD substitution:
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+Images since version 1.9.8 come with `nginx-debug` binary that produces verbose output when using higher log levels. It can be used with simple CMD substitution:
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```console
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$ docker run --name my-nginx -v /host/path/nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf:ro -d nginx nginx-debug -g 'daemon off;'
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