nginx as docker container

nginx-docker.txt

// use docker compose for running server and passing env files

// create a network before running nginx container
docker network create --driver bridge reverse-proxy

// then run nginx container
docker run -d -p 80:80 -p 443:443 \
    --name nginx-proxy \
    --net reverse-proxy \
    -v $HOME/certs:/etc/nginx/certs:ro \
    -v /etc/nginx/vhost.d \
    -v /usr/share/nginx/html \
    -v /var/run/docker.sock:/tmp/docker.sock:ro \
    --label com.github.jrcs.letsencrypt_nginx_proxy_companion.nginx_proxy=true \
    jwilder/nginx-proxy

// Run the Let's Encrypt helper container.
docker run -d \
    --name nginx-letsencrypt \
    --net reverse-proxy \
    --volumes-from nginx-proxy \
    -v $HOME/certs:/etc/nginx/certs:rw \
    -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro \
    jrcs/letsencrypt-nginx-proxy-companion

// add the network in any new docker compose file
networks:
  default:
    external:
        name: reverse-proxy

// run docker-compose up -d