Instructions on how to run the Docker container:
Pre-Requisite: Have Docker Desktop or Docker Toolbox installed on your machine. If you are using Docker Toolbox, it should be running.
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Fork and clone the Github Repository onto your machine.
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Using your terminal, navigate to the folder where the repository was cloned to.
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Run command
docker build . -t {image-name}, replacing{image-name}with a name of your choosing (e.g.docker build . -t reverseproxy). This builds the docker image based on the Dockerfile in the directory. -
With the docker image built, you are ready to run it. Run the command
docker run -it --rm -d -p {port-number}:80 --name {container-name} {image-name}.{port-number}corresponds to the port you wish to run the web server on,{container-name}corresponds to the name of the container the image will be run in and{image-name}corresponds to the name of the image you have just created (e.g.docker run -it -rm -d -p 8080:80 --name reverse-proxy-container reverseproxy). -
Open up a web browser and go to
localhost:{port-number}(e.g.localhost:8080) to access the web page.
Troubleshooting: If you are using Docker Toolbox, the container may be hosted on the docker local machine IP instead. Use docker-machine ip default to get your local machine IP and use it in place of localhost.