auto-reverse-proxy

Deploy multiple containerized web apps in the same Server (VPS, ...) using Docker and NGINX as a reverse proxy. This will automatically route the requests to the containers and manage (create, generate and renew) the Let's encrypt SSL certificates.

Overview

• nginx-proxy is a containerized NGINX reverse proxy.
• portaineris a web-based tool to manage containers.
• demo is a web example.

Setup and Configuration

1. Install Docker in your server (Official docs)

2. Make docker run at startup of the OS

   sudo systemctl enable docker

3. Install docker-compose (Official Docs)

4. Create a Docker network

   docker network create auto-reverse-proxy-global-network

5. Configure env variables in each folder

   cd $FOLDER_NAME
   cp .env.example .env
   nano .env

6. Start the reverse-proxy

   cd ./nginx-proxy
   docker-compose up -d

   to stop the reverse-proxy run

   cd ./nginx-proxy
   docker-compose down

7. Run portainer

   cd  ./portainer
   docker-compose up -d

   to stop portainer run

   cd  ./portainer
   docker-compose down

Customize nginx reverse proxy

See Customize nginx reverse proxy for more details.

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Contribute

Pull requests are welcome. For any bug report, please create an issue on GitHub.

Acknowledgements

Based on nginx-proxy , acme-companion and portainer .

License

GNU General Public License v3.0