Create our Docker Container
Create a nginx reverse proxy by issuing the following command:
> docker run -d --net host --restart=always -p 80:80 --name proxy -v {CERTS_DIR}:/etc/nginx/certificates -v {SITES_CONFIG_DIR}:/etc/nginx/sites-enabled lerenn/nginx-reverse-proxy
This will create a reverse proxy running on the host network. We specify a SITES_CONFIG_DIR where we will add our site config files (see below).
We also specify a folder for our certificates that we will reference for our SSL enabled sites.
Define our Nginx Configuration Files
In the config folder we defined in our docker command we will add a configuration like the following:
server {
listen 80;
server_name wiki wiki.jmehan.com;
location / {
proxy_pass http://192.168.1.60:8090/;
proxy_redirect off;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
client_max_body_size 10m;
client_body_buffer_size 128k;
proxy_connect_timeout 90;
proxy_send_timeout 90;
proxy_read_timeout 90;
proxy_buffer_size 4k;
proxy_buffers 4 32k;
proxy_busy_buffers_size 64k;
proxy_temp_file_write_size 64k;
}
}
Adding SSL Support
If we want to terminate an SSL connection at our proxy, we can generate an SSL cert and configure it in nginx.
Generate the SSL certificate using the following command:
> openssl req -nodes -new -x509 -newkey rsa:4096 -keyout key.pem -out cert.pem -days 7300
This command will generate a self signed SSL certificate valid for 10 years.
Configure the endpoint to use the certificates. Here we are defining the docker location for the certs.
server {
listen 8443 ssl;
#server_name svn svn.jmehan.com;
ssl_certificate /etc/nginx/certificates/svn/cert.pem;
ssl_certificate_key /etc/nginx/certificates/svn/key.pem;
location / {
proxy_pass http://192.168.1.60:9080/;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
client_max_body_size 10m;
client_body_buffer_size 128k;
proxy_connect_timeout 90;
proxy_send_timeout 90;
proxy_read_timeout 90;
proxy_buffer_size 4k;
proxy_buffers 4 32k;
proxy_busy_buffers_size 64k;
proxy_temp_file_write_size 64k;
}
}
Adding Basic Authentication
You may need to add apache2-utils to your nginx docker container using the following cmd:
> sudo apt-get install apache2-utils
Login to the docker container and create the password file
> docker exec -it <nginx_container> bash
Create a password file
> htpasswd -c /etc/nginx/conf.d/htpasswd <username>
Update the configuration
server {
server_name kibana kibana.jmehan.com;
location / {
proxy_pass http://192.168.1.60:5601/;
auth_basic "Administrator's Area";
auth_basic_user_file /etc/nginx/conf.d/htpasswd;
}
}
References
| Reference | URL |
|---|---|
| Let's Encrypt | CertBot and Let's Encrypt |
| Restricting Access with HTTP Basic Authentication | https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/security-controls/configuring-http-basic-authentication/ |