nginx

1.30.6-r0-ls381

nginx is an HTTP web server, reverse proxy, content cache, load balancer, TCP/UDP proxy server, and mail proxy server.

Reverse Proxy

docker pull lscr.io/linuxserver/nginx:latest

Quick start

Generated from the image's own configuration. Replace the /path/to folders with real paths on your host.

Include optional settings

---
services:
  nginx:
    image: lscr.io/linuxserver/nginx:latest
    container_name: nginx
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=Etc/UTC
      - NGINX_AUTORELOAD= # optional
      - NGINX_AUTORELOAD_WATCHLIST= # optional
    volumes:
      - /path/to/nginx/config:/config
    ports:
      - 80:80
      - 443:443
    restart: unless-stopped

Parameters

Ports
Port	Function	Required
80:80	http	required
443:443	https	required

Environment variables
Variable	Function	Required
PUID=1000	User ID	required
PGID=1000	Group ID	required
TZ=Etc/UTC	Timezone	required
NGINX_AUTORELOAD=	Set to `true` to enable automatic reloading of confs on change without stopping/restarting nginx. Your filesystem must support inotify. This functionality was previously offered [via mod](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-mods/tree/swag-auto-reload).	optional
NGINX_AUTORELOAD_WATCHLIST=	A [pipe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_bar)-separated list of additional folders for auto reload to watch in addition to `/config/nginx`	optional

Volumes
Path	Function	Required
/config	Persistent config files	required

Architectures

Pulling :latest picks the right one for your host automatically.

x86_64amd64-latest
arm64arm64v8-latest

Changelog

5 Jul 2026
Rebase to Alpine 3.24 with PHP 8.5.
13 Jul 2025
Fixed auto-reload functionality.
16 Jun 2025
Rebase to Alpine 3.22 with PHP 8.4. Add [Auto Reload](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-mods/tree/swag-auto-reload) functionality. Drop PHP bindings for mcrypt as it is no longer maintained.

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