# What is Unit?

NGINX Unit is a lightweight and versatile application runtime that provides the essential components for your web application as a single open-source server: running application code, serving static assets, handling TLS and request routing.

For more information, check out [Key Features](https://unit.nginx.org/keyfeatures).

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# Available tags

Please see [Unit's website](https://unit.nginx.org/installation/#docker-images) for details.

# How to use this image

Please check the [Initial Configuration](https://unit.nginx.org/installation/#initial-configuration) section on Unit's website. Additionally, our [Docker howto](https://unit.nginx.org/howto/docker/) can be of help.