Deploy Nginx Container

Deploying Nginx web server container for production workloads

Deploy Nginx Container

Scenario: Production Nginx Deployment

Company: Nautilus (Startup scaling for Series A)
Task: Deploy Nginx container as load balancer proof of concept

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🧠 Why Nginx in Docker?

Nginx in Docker provides: - Scalability: Easy horizontal scaling - Isolation: Containerized from host system - Reproducibility: Same environment everywhere - Resource Efficiency: Lower footprint than VMs

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🛠️ Implementation

Step 1: Pull Nginx Image

# Pull latest Nginx image
docker pull nginx:latest

# Verify
docker images nginx

Step 2: Run Nginx Container

# Run Nginx on port 80
docker run -d --name nginx-prod -p 80:80 nginx:latest

# Verify running
docker ps

Step 3: Custom Configuration (Optional)

# Mount custom config
docker run -d \
  --name nginx-prod \
  -p 80:80 \
  -v /path/nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf:ro \
  nginx:latest

Step 4: Logs and Management

# View logs
docker logs nginx-prod

# Follow logs in real-time
docker logs -f nginx-prod

# Restart container
docker restart nginx-prod

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✅ Verification

• Nginx image pulled successfully
• Container running in detached mode
• Port 80 accessible
• Default page loads
• Logs accessible

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🎯 Key Learnings

• Docker container deployment
• Port mapping fundamentals
• Log management
• Production considerations

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✅ Status

COMPLETED 🎉

• Date: 2026-01-28
• Difficulty: 2/5

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