Nginx Proxy Manager in an LXC can be run using the 10-step method in this post. At Bobcares, with our Server Management Service, we can handle your issues.

Nginx Proxy Manager in an LXC: Setup Steps

With its graphical interface for creating and monitoring proxy settings, Nginx Proxy Manager is a robust and intuitive online application that makes managing Nginx reverse proxies easier. We can manage the proxy configurations with flexibility and efficiency while preserving isolation when we use Nginx Proxy Manager within a Linux Container (LXC).

The steps to run the Nginx Proxy Manager in an LXC are as follows:

1. Create a new LXC container by logging onto the Proxmox web interface. Name the resource, provide the CPU, RAM, and disk size, then set up the networking parameters.

2. For the LXC container, select an Ubuntu template. Choose the Ubuntu version and architecture that work best with Nginx Proxy Manager. Launch the creation procedure for containers.

3. Use the Proxmox web interface to access the generated container, or use an SSH client such as PuTTY to SSH into the container.

4. Use the following commands to update the package lists and upgrade any installed packages inside the container:

5. Installing NPM and Node.js is necessary for using Nginx Proxy Manager. To install them, use the subsequent command:

6. After creating a directory for Nginx Proxy Manager, get the most recent version from the GitHub repository:

7. Execute the following command to install the necessary dependencies for Nginx Proxy Manager:

8. Just copy and update the sample file to create a configuration file for Nginx Proxy Manager:

Set up the host, port, SSL settings, database type, and other parameters we want by editing the config.json file.

9. Also, use these instructions to launch Nginx Proxy Manager:

10. We should now be able to launch Nginx Proxy Manager. Open a web browser, type in the Proxmox server’s IP address or hostname, and then the Nginx Proxy Manager port (81 by default) to access it.

We’ve now the Nginx Proxy Manager running in the Proxmox LXC container.

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Conclusion

Make sure that port forwarding and the required firewall rules are set up to provide external access to the Nginx Proxy Manager interface.