How to Setup and Configure a Reverse Proxy on unRAID with LetsEncrypt & NGINX

Letsencrypt container now called SWAG. This is a tutorial that shows how to setup and configure a reverse proxy on unRAID.
It uses the docker container Swag (LetsEncrypt) . You will see how to use both
your own domain with the proxy as well as just using duckdns. The video covers
using both subdomains and subfolders. It also goes through setting up nextcloud
with the reverse proxy.

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[SpaceinvaderOne]

letsencrypt container since this video was made has had a name change. It is now called Swag

[TimothyGaetke]

Table of Contents
0:08 - What is a reverse proxy?
1:34 - How does it work?
6:09 - Planning our proxy
10:00 - Port forwarding
11:36 - Setting up a user defined docker network
12:48 - Installing the letsencrypt docker container - DuckDNS
15:47 - Installing the letsencrypt docker container - Custom domain
16:53 - Attaching docker containers
18:05 - Configuring the reverse proxy
22:14 - Configure nextcloud to work with a proxy
25:06 - Reverse proxy with subfolders
27:06 - Troubleshooting

[JeremyLynnes]

Your videos are ridiculously well done, informative and useful. I can't thank you enough. Looks like you're going to be my first Patreon donation subscription.

[compneo]

Love your videos! You are the main reason I am hooked on Unraid. Also why I am able to do so much with it. I always get excited when I get that notification that you uploaded a new video. Thanks for all of your time making these videos!

[_ColdAssHonkey_]

Your videos keep dragging me down the rabbit hole, deeper and deeper....Please keep it up!!

[MikaelThuvall]

I had to pause and comment. You are not only doing a tutorial/how to/do this but also teaching. It's really nice to get an understanding on what it is. It makes it easier to understand what Im doing and also why. Thank you Spaceinvader One!

[cameronphillips]

I’ve been struggling with this for months. I can wait to try again when I get home from work!

Plus, next week’s video is gonna be AMAZING!! I’ve always wanted to setup something like that!

[TheRealPrunebutt]

I can't believe how hard it was to find this comprehensive tutorial. The topic is incredibly complicated for a beginner and it took me ages to find this video. Thank you for explaining the topic so thoroughly! :)

[stephenwhite]

For newbies, LetsEncrypt is now named SWAG but it's all the same and I used only this tutorial to set it all up, went perfect in SWAG. (Same app, they just changed the name)

Thanks for all you do!!! Your videos have been EXTREMELY helpful! Greatly Appreciated

[ThomasBlade]

Thanks for all your videos - you do great work! One note for anyone setting sonarr subfolder - there are now two places where you need to set the new container name.

[yakhunt]

Mate, you are a star. Explained in simple terms and handholding all the way. As soon as I'm sober enough to follow those steps I'll be all over it

[cammelspit]

Gentleman and a scholar, man among men... You, sir, are a hero. THANKS!

[OzSpeedway]

Awesome video once again. Will be setting this up in the next couple of days, just got to sort out not using a subdomain but a direct domain. Homework for me :) Keep it coming, love your instructional videos!

[PermaChill]

God you have the BEST videos, I love how well you explain everything you are doing! I've used your video's so much now over the years, always find myself coming back to them for something.

[chadhelou]

This is hands down the best unraid/nexcloud video i've ever seen. You sir are the goat

[pablofernandez]

Such an amazing tutorial, channel and author !!! Thanks to you, I'm able to squeeze my unRaid setup.

[marksmith]

Spaceinvader One you are my hero.


Using your videos I have set up all of my unraid server including LetsEncrypt.


One note thought when editing my *.conf files I needed to change the container name in 2 places as there is set $upstream, one for location and another for the api.


Keep up the good work.

[alkaliemetall]

Very relevant, well explained. Just what I was looking for. Merry Christmas from Sweden.

[theshemullet]

As usual, pure class. Explanation, direction, information. Always top class. Thanks for the information. Beautifully served. As usual.

[garrettjackson]

The best tutorial I have every watched. Simple and easy to follow. Thank you @spaceinvaderone you're the best.