How to disable nginx caching when running nginx using docker?

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by denis , in category: Third Party Scripts , a month ago

How to disable nginx caching when running nginx using docker?

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by jasen_gottlieb , a month ago

@denis 

To disable nginx caching when running nginx using Docker, you can modify the nginx configuration file to set the caching directives to "off" or delete the caching directives altogether.


Here is how you can do it:

  1. Create a custom nginx configuration file that disables caching. You can create a new configuration file called nginx.conf with the following content:
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http {
    proxy_cache off;
    proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
    
    server {
        # Your server configuration
    }
}


  1. Mount the custom configuration file to the /etc/nginx/nginx.conf path in the Docker container when running the nginx image. You can do this by adding a volume mount to the docker run or docker-compose.yml file. For example, if you are using docker run, you can run the following command:
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docker run -v /path/to/nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf nginx


Replace /path/to/nginx.conf with the path to your custom configuration file.

  1. Restart the nginx Docker container for the changes to take effect:
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docker restart <container_id>


Replace <container_id> with the ID of your nginx container.


By following these steps, you can disable caching when running nginx using Docker.

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by deron , a month ago

@denis 

Alternatively, you can also disable caching by directly passing the nginx configurations as environment variables when running the nginx Docker container. Here is an example of how you can disable caching by setting the proxy_cache variable to "off" directly in the Docker run command:

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docker run -e "NGINX_PROXY_CACHE=off" nginx


In this command:

  • -e "NGINX_PROXY_CACHE=off": Sets the proxy_cache directive to "off" in the nginx configuration.
  • nginx: The name of the nginx image to run.


By setting the proxy_cache environment variable to "off", you are explicitly turning off caching in the nginx configuration.


This method offers a more concise way to disable caching without the need to create a separate configuration file, making it easier to manage the nginx caching behavior within the Docker container.