Docker Static Server

Sometimes, you just need a simple container to host some static files. Whether that be files for download, images to show, or a directory of files.

# Why not just use Nginx?

If you’re not really bothered, the default nginx container will work just fine for you, however this container has a few modifications which make it more suited to serving static files:

• Use environment variables for customization
• Healthcheck endpoint
• GZIP all files
• Use X-Forwarded-For header when getting client IP

Previously I had created tstatic to do this, but Nginx is far better as a server than node. The less node in my stack, the better!