Super Lightweight Nginx Image

docker run -v /path/to/serve:/static -p 8080:80 flashspys/nginx-static

This command exposes an nginx server on port 8080 which serves the folder /path/to/serve from the host.

The image can only be used for static file serving but has with less than 4 MB roughly 1/10 the size of the official nginx image. The running container needs ~1 MB RAM.

nginx-static via HTTPS

To serve your static files over HTTPS you must use another reverse proxy. We recommend træfik as a lightweight reverse proxy with docker integration. Do not even try to get HTTPS working with this image only, as it does not contain the nginx ssl module.

nginx-static with docker-compose

This is an example entry for a docker-compose.yaml

version: '3'
services:
  example.org:
    image: flashspys/nginx-static
    container_name: example.org
    ports:
      - 8080:80
    volumes: 
      - /path/to/serve:/static

nginx-static with træfik

To use nginx-static with træfik add an entry to your services in a docker-compose.yaml.

services:
  traefik:
    image: traefik
    ...
  example.org:
    image: flashspys/nginx-static
    container_name: example.org
    networks:
      - web
    expose:
      - 80
    labels:
      - traefik.enable=true
      - traefik.backend=example.org
      - traefik.docker.network=web
      - traefik.frontend.rule=Host:example.org
      - traefik.frontend.headers.STSSeconds=315360000
      - traefik.frontend.headers.STSIncludeSubdomains=true
      - traefik.frontend.headers.STSPreload=true
    volumes: 
      - /path/to/serve:/static

nginx-static for multi-stage builds

nginx-static is also suitable for multi-stage builds. This is an example Dockerfile for a static nodejs application:

FROM node:alpine
WORKDIR /usr/src/app
COPY . /usr/src/app
RUN npm install && npm run build

FROM flashspys/nginx-static
RUN apk update && apk upgrade
COPY --from=0 /usr/src/app/dist /static