NginxProxyManager

Setup

1. Create a docker network

   docker network create scoobydoo
   

2. Create a docker-compose.yml file

   version: '3.8'
   services:
    npm:
      image: jc21/nginx-proxy-manager:latest
      restart: unless-stopped
      ports:
        - 80:80
        - 81:81
        - 443:443
      volumes:
        - ./data:/data
        - ./letsencrypt:/etc/letsencrypt
      healthcheck:
        test: ['CMD', '/bin/check-health']
        interval: 10s
        timeout: 3s
   
   networks:
    default:
      external: true
      name: scoobydoo
   

3. Start the container

   docker-compose up -d
   

4. Open the web interface

   http://localhost:81
   

5. If you are using headless server, you can use SSH tunneling

   ssh -L 8181:localhost:81 user@server
   

   Then open the web interface

   http://localhost:8181
   

6. Login with the default credentials and change the password

   Email: admin@example.com
   Password: changeme
   

Set Reverse Proxy For NginxProxyManager

1. Go to Hosts -> Proxy Hosts -> Add Proxy Host

2. Fill in the form

   Domain Names: npm.example.com
   Scheme: http
   Forward Hostname / IP: npm
   Forward Port: 81
   

   

3. Remove the default port 81 from docker-compose.yml

   version: '3.8'
   services:
    npm:
      image: jc21/nginx-proxy-manager:latest
      restart: unless-stopped
      ports:
        - 80:80
        - 443:443
      volumes:
        - ./data:/data
        - ./letsencrypt:/etc/letsencrypt
      healthcheck:
        test: ['CMD', '/bin/check-health']
        interval: 10s
        timeout: 3s
   
   networks:
    default:
      external: true
      name: scoobydoo
   

4. Restart the container

   docker-compose down && docker-compose up -d
   

5. Now if you go to npm.example.com you will see the NginxProxyManager web interface