Sorry, this is pure 101 question. But I know how to use Nginx to block problematic countries, aka. geoblocking, and stop unwanted user agents. I could use a reverse proxy front of Discourse, I’ve done that before, but I don’t know anything about containers. Heck, I don’t even understand how docker w…

I would create a template that you include in the docker container which is created by the launcher. For example like this rate limiting template which makes changes to the nginx setup: discourse_docker/templates/web.ratelimited.template.yml at main · discourse/discourse_docker · GitHub You would …

After fast googling it looks like I need to use templates, as suggested, and/or a plugin. Otherwise everything will be overwritten. Or I have to use a reverse proxy outside the container. Right?

Yes, but if you’re good with nginx, it’s likely not too hard to create a template (or add lines to your app.tml) that does what you want.

Geoblocking met Nginx van de container?

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pfaffman (Jay Pfaffman) 25 juli 2025 om 15:07 4

Ja, maar als je goed bent met nginx, is het waarschijnlijk niet al te moeilijk om een template te maken (of regels toe te voegen aan je app.tml) die doet wat je wilt.

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Geoblocking met Nginx van de container?

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