Joachim Lusiardi
1c29d8e962
This introduces a check for the value of the PROXY_DATA variables so wrong variables do not crash the proxy.
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# Automated Nginx reverse Proxy for Docker Webservices
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This image attaches to the docker event queue and creates/removes proxy settings in the contained nginx.
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## How it works
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Containers that should be proxied need meta information in the environment variable *PROXY_DATA* available.
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This variable must be of the following format:
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`PROXY_DATA=server_names:test.com;www.test.com,port:80`
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Or written as regex:
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PROXY\_DATA=(KEY:VALUE,)\*KEY:VALUE
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The following options are possible:
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* **server_names**(required) the names of the virtual hosts separated by ";"
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* **port**(optional, defaults to 80) the port on the target container
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* **ip**(optional, defaults to listen on all IPs) the IP on which the proxy should listen.
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* **location**(optional) if the proxied web application is not running on the /-path
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* **body_size**(optional, defaults to 1MB) the allowed maximal body size as defined in http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_core_module.html#client_max_body_size
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## Starting the container
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Since the container uses Docker's internal event reporting, it needs access to the daemon. At the
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moment, only access via UNIX socket is possible. Because of that, the socket has to be handed
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into the container (*-v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock*).
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### Single IP / All IPs
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This option is used if your Docker Host has only one IP or if there is no need to differentiate between different IPs regarding wether a Web App
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is available on it.
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Run the container like this:
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`docker run --name auto_proxy -d -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock -p 80:80 docker_nginx_auto_proxy`
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That means that the container exposes all Web Apps on all IPs. Do **not** use the *ip* option from above on the target containers. The *PROXY_DATA* environment variables would be something like
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`PROXY_DATA=server_names:cooldomain.test.com,port:8080,location:/webApp`
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### Multiple IPs
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This option is used if your Docker Host has multiple IPs (perhaps a public IP in the internet and a private IP on a VPN). It is possible to expose some Web Apps only to the private network.
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One container must be started for each IP that should host Web Apps. For example, if there is a public IP of 1.2.3.4 and a private IP 10.1.2.3, then 2 Containers would be started:
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`docker run --name auto_proxy_public -d -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock -p 1.2.3.4:80:80 docker_nginx_auto_proxy`
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`docker run --name auto_proxy_private -d -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock -p 10.1.2.3:80:80 docker_nginx_auto_proxy`
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If a target container does **not** have the *ip* option set, it listens on **all** IP adresses and will be handled by both containers.
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If a container uses, e.g.,
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`PROXY_DATA=server_names:cooldomain.test.com,port:8080,location:/webApp,ip:10.1.2.3`
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then it will be only available on the private 10.1.2.3 IP (perhaps using a VPN).
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