NGINX Installation

Themes: Data Ownership, Server
Status: 🌱
Tags: resource

Nginx Proxy Manager (npm)\

This application secures remote connections and provides certifications (https). Without this, the server’s applications would not work on iphone or other devices that require https certificates.

1. Create the docker compose file.

cd npm
mkdir data
nano docker-compose.yml

Code Breakdown

• cd npm change directory to npm
• mkdir data make a new directory titled data
• nano docker-compose.yml create a new file titled docker-compose.yml and open it in the editor

2. Nano will open an empty file in the main window of VS Code. Paste following the configuration into the this file then save using CTRL or ⌘ + S.

services:
  nginx_proxy_manager:
    image: "jc21/nginx-proxy-manager:latest"
    container_name: nginx_proxy_manager
    restart: unless-stopped
    network_mode: "host"
    ports:
      - "80:80"    # HTTP
      - "443:443"  # HTTPS
      - "81:81"    # Admin Panel
    volumes:
      - ./data/npm_data:/data
      - ./data/npm_letsencrypt:/etc/letsencrypt
      - ./data/npm_logs:/var/log/nginx  
    environment:
      DB_SQLITE_FILE: "/data/database.sqlite" # Using SQLite instead of MySQL for simplicity
      INITIAL_ADMIN_EMAIL: admin@example.com #Change me
      INITIAL_ADMIN_PASSWORD: changeme #Change me

3. Start the docker container.

sudo docker compose up -d  

Command Breakdown

sudo docker compose up -d starts the docker container in the background using the information outlined in the docker-compose.yml

4. Verify the container is running. If the application is running, it should appear in the list.

sudo docker ps

Command Breakdown

docker ps process status shows the status of all running docker containers

5. Record the port 81 in the Server Administration under NGINX proxy manager.

Back Matter

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