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Howtoforge published a tutorial about installing and using Nginx Proxy Manager with Docker.



How to Install and Use Nginx Proxy Manager with Docker

A reverse proxy is a web server that can sit in front of another web server or a web service. It can encrypt outgoing traffic, act as a load balancer, redirect traffic, and offer protection. Nginx web server can be used as a proxy server in front of traditional servers, but sometimes setting it up can be tedious and cause issues if not done properly.

Nginx Proxy Manager is an application that makes setting up Nginx as a proxy server easier by providing a graphical user interface (GUI) with features like in-built SSL support using Let's Encrypt, support for multiple hosts, HTTP authentication, access lists, and user management. This tutorial will teach you how to install the Nginx proxy manager on a Linux server using Docker. We will cover all popular Linux distributions in a single tutorial.



How to Install and Use Nginx Proxy Manager with Docker