Nginx

Nginx web server on base-exec: serves a site, or fronts another container in a stack. Logs go to the container's output.

Port	80
Registry	ghcr.io/daemonless/nginx
Source	https://github.com/nginx/nginx
Website	https://nginx.org/

Version Tags

Tag	Description	Best For
latest / pkg	FreeBSD Quarterly. Uses stable, tested packages.	Most users — recommended.
pkg-latest	FreeBSD Latest. Rolling package updates.	Staying current.

Prerequisites

Before deploying, ensure your host environment is ready. See the Quick Start Guide for host setup instructions.

Deployment

Podman Compose

services:
  nginx:
    image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/nginx:latest"
    container_name: nginx
    environment:
      - PUID=1000  # User ID the worker processes run as
      - PGID=1000  # Group ID the worker processes run as
      - TZ=UTC  # Timezone for the container
    volumes:
      - "/containers/nginx/html:/usr/local/www/html:ro"
    ports:
      - "80:80"
    # always (not unless-stopped) so FreeBSD's podman rc.d auto-starts it at boot
    restart: always

Save as compose.yaml, then run podman-compose up -d.

AppJail Director

.env:

# .env

DIRECTOR_PROJECT=nginx
PUID=1000
PGID=1000
TZ=UTC

appjail-director.yml:

# appjail-director.yml

options:
  - virtualnet: ':<random> default'
  - nat:
services:
  nginx:
    name: nginx
    options:
      - container: 'args:--pull'
      - expose: '80:80 proto:tcp'
    oci:
      user: root
      environment:
        - PUID: !ENV '${PUID}'
        - PGID: !ENV '${PGID}'
        - TZ: !ENV '${TZ}'
    volumes:
      - nginx_html: /usr/local/www/html
volumes:
  nginx_html:
    device: '/containers/nginx/html'

Makejail:

# Makejail

ARG tag=latest

OPTION container=boot
OPTION overwrite=force
OPTION from=ghcr.io/daemonless/nginx:${tag}

Save the files above, then run appjail-director up.

Warning

Exposing ports in AppJail means that your service can be reached from remote hosts. If that is not your intention, do not expose the ports and communicate with the service using the jail's IPv4 address or hostname assigned by the virtual network.

To avoid exposing ports, just remove the expose option in your appjail-director.yml or from your command-line arguments.

Bastille

Warning

Bastille's OCI support is experimental. It requires buildah and shares the host network stack (inherit). Mount volumes with --volume HOST JAIL; without it, image-declared volumes are stored under ${bastille_volumesdir}/${jail}.

services:
  nginx:
    name: nginx
    image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/nginx:latest"
    network:
      - mode: host
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=UTC
    volumes:
      - "/containers/nginx/html:/usr/local/www/html"

Save as bastille-compose.yml, then run bastille up. Open http://<server>:80 from another machine (the server's own browser can't use a published port).

Parameters

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Description
PUID	1000	User ID the worker processes run as
PGID	1000	Group ID the worker processes run as
TZ	UTC	Timezone for the container

Volumes

Path	Description
/usr/local/www/html	Site files

Ports

Port	Protocol	Description
80	TCP	HTTP

Architectures: amd64, aarch64 User: bsd (UID/GID via PUID/PGID, defaults to 1000:1000) Base: FreeBSD 15.1

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