NGINX with configurable basic auth using ENV vars
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Simple HTTP Proxy with Basic Authentication
w/ user:pass +------------------------+ +-------------+
User ---------------> | nginx-basic-auth-proxy | ---> | HTTP Server |
+------------------------+ +-------------+
$ docker run \
--rm \
--name nginx-basic-auth-proxy \
-p 8080:80 \
-p 8090:8090 \
-e BASIC_AUTH_USERNAME=username \
-e BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD=password \
-e PROXY_PASS=https://www.google.com \
-e SERVER_NAME=proxy.dtan4.net \
-e PORT=80 \
quay.io/dtan4/nginx-basic-auth-proxy
Access to http://localhost:8080 , then browser asks you username and password.
You can also try complete HTTP-proxy example using Docker Compose. hello-world web application cannot be accessed without authentication.
$ docker-compose up
# http://localhost:8080/
# - Username: username
# - Password: password
:8090/nginx_status returns the metrics of Nginx.
$ curl localhost:8090/nginx_status
Active connections: 1
server accepts handled requests
8 8 8
Reading: 0 Writing: 1 Waiting: 0
| Key | Description |
|---|---|
BASIC_AUTH_USERNAME | Basic auth username |
BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD | Basic auth password |
| Key | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
SERVER_NAME | Value for server_name directive | example.com |
PORT | Value for listen directive | 80 |
CLIENT_MAX_BODY_SIZE | Value for client_max_body_size directive | 1m |
PROXY_READ_TIMEOUT | Value for proxy_read_timeout directive | 60s |
WORKER_PROCESSES | Value for worker_processes directive | auto |
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Size
18.4 MB
Last updated
over 8 years ago
docker pull vinelab/nginx-basic-auth