How To Run Nginx in a Docker Container

By containerizing Nginx, it is possible to cut down on some system administration overhead. For instance, you won’t have to manage Nginx through a package manager or build it from source. The Docker container allows you to replace the whole container when a new version of Nginx is released. This way, you only need to maintain the Nginx configuration file and your content.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to serve a small web page by configuring Nginx with a Docker container.

Commands used
docker pull nginx
docker run --name docker-nginx -p 80:80 nginx
docker ps -a
docker rm docker-nginx

docker run --name docker-nginx -p 80:80 -d nginx
docker ps
docker stop docker-nginx
docker rm docker-nginx

mkdir -p ~/docker-nginx/html
cd ~/docker-nginx/html
What to write in the file, see in the video

docker run --name docker-nginx -p 80:80 -d -v ~/docker-nginx/html:/usr/share/nginx/html nginx

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