https://github.com/itzzjb/nginx-docker-container-in-aws
Running Nginx container and a Nodejs container in AWS ec2 instance
https://github.com/itzzjb/nginx-docker-container-in-aws
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Running Nginx container and a Nodejs container in AWS ec2 instance
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/itzzjb/nginx-docker-container-in-aws
- Owner: itzzjb
- License: mit
- Created: 2024-07-09T09:11:02.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2024-07-19T05:59:56.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-07-07T21:15:31.333Z (12 months ago)
- Topics: aws, docker, ec2-instances, nginx
- Language: Dockerfile
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- Size: 25.4 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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> [!NOTE]
> Remember to link (with a link or a network) both nginx container and nodejs container in order them to work. If you are using a docker-compose file of version 3 the links will be automatically created by the bridge network.
# Creating a new image out of a container without a Dockerfile
### Copying files between file nginx container and Desktop (Docker host)
First we are getting a copy of
```sh
docker cp nginxproxy:/etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf ~/Desktop/default.conf
```
After doing the required changes we can can save the local file, and then replace the file inside the container with it
```sh
docker cp ~/Desktop/default.conf nginxproxy:/etc/nginx/conf.d/
```
We can validate and test nginx after the changes. (Testing to check whether the nginx command works inside the container)
```sh
docker exec nginxproxy nginx -t
```
Now, to see the changes we are going to reload the nginx inside the nginx container.
```sh
docker exec nginxproxy nginx -s reload
```
## Copying the docker-compose file into the AWS ec2 instance
First we need to setup the ec2 instance by installing docker and docker-compose.
[ Click here](https://tejaksha-k.medium.com/how-to-install-docker-and-docker-compose-to-ubuntu-20-04-azure-vm-and-aws-ec2-instances-72a498755c15)
Open the terminal from the folder where the pem file is, and copy the local file to the ec2 instance using a command similar to the below command.
```sh
scp -i "docker.pem" /Users/janudabethmin/Desktop/nginx-container-in-aws/docker-compose.yml ubuntu@ec2-3-82-220-118.compute-1.amazonaws.com:/home/ubuntu/
```
Now we can use this file to run the container by pulling the images from docker hub registry.
> [!CAUTION]
> But because I have a M1 Mac, and the images built on my M1 Mac will not work on an AWS instance. I will have to build the images on the AWS instance in order to those images to support in a AWS ec2 instance. So, either I would need to upload all the files to the AWS instance using scp or clone a git repository from the AWS instance and run the docker compose file while building the images locally using the Dockerfiles.