Reverse Proxy with Docker and nginx

This is an example repo of how to set up a reverse proxy using Docker, nginx, and multiple docker-compose.yml files.

Why?:

• Never worry about which port a project/site is on, simply connect to port 80
• Connect related projects/sites easily without explicitly tying them together

How to use:

• Clone/fork this repository
• Add site1.docker-proxy.localhost, site2.docker-proxy.localhost, and site3.docker-proxy.localhost to your /etc/hosts file

"I want to see everything"

• Open four terminal windows
• Go to each directory (reverse-proxy and each site) and run docker-compose up

"I want it easy!"

• Ensure run.sh is executable and type ./run.sh

Then...

• After the images are built you'll see the log output
• Navigate to site1.docker-proxy.localhost, site2.docker-proxy.localhost, and site3.docker-proxy.localhost, you should see the "Hello World" message served through the reverse proxy
• Navigate to site1.docker-proxy.localhost:8080, site2.docker-proxy.localhost:8081, and site3.docker-proxy.localhost:8082 to see the "Hello World" served from the container itself

If you started using run.sh, type ./stop.sh to stop the containers easily

Reference:

• jwilder/reverse-proxy
• nginx
• docker-compose networking