Hosting index.html with HTTPS using Docker and Nginx

1) Pull nginx image

docker image pull nginx

2) Create nginx container

docker container run -d -p 443:443 --name mynginx nginx

3) Enter the container

docker container exec -it mynginx bash

4) Create the private key and certificate

mkdir /etc/nginx/ssl

private key

openssl genrsa -out /etc/nginx/ssl/server.key 2048

Certificate Signing Request (CSR)

you can skip through by pressing the Enter key for each prompt

openssl req -new -key /etc/nginx/ssl/server.key -out /etc/nginx/ssl/server.csr

SSL server certificate (CRT)

openssl x509 -days 3650 -req -signkey …

bash docker docker container etc exec html image index nginx server ssl web