Define and serve an HTML page using a single Dockerfile
This is a quick and easy way to write an HTML page directly in the same Dockerfile where you define the Nginx server. Use case: I needed a very basic placeholder page for a project before it was actually put online. Since I use Coolify, which allows you to use a Dockerfile as an application's source, I could easily achieve the goal by simply editing the file directly within the dashboard and hitting "Deploy". Below is the complete Dockerfile setup: FROM nginx:alpine # Create the HTML file RUN echo '\ \ \ My new project\ \ \ Lorem ipsum\ \ ' > /usr/share/nginx/html/index.html # Expose port 80 EXPOSE 80 # Run nginx in foreground CMD ["nginx", "-g", "daemon off;"]
This is a quick and easy way to write an HTML page directly in the same Dockerfile where you define the Nginx server.
Use case:
I needed a very basic placeholder page for a project before it was actually put online.
Since I use Coolify, which allows you to use a Dockerfile as an application's source, I could easily achieve the goal by simply editing the file directly within the dashboard and hitting "Deploy".
Below is the complete Dockerfile setup:
FROM nginx:alpine
# Create the HTML file
RUN echo '\
\
\
My new project \
\
\
Lorem ipsum
\
\
' > /usr/share/nginx/html/index.html
# Expose port 80
EXPOSE 80
# Run nginx in foreground
CMD ["nginx", "-g", "daemon off;"]
