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.

Géoblocage avec Nginx du conteneur ?

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pfaffman (Jay Pfaffman) Juillet 25, 2025, 3:07 4

Oui, mais si vous êtes à l’aise avec nginx, il n’est probablement pas très difficile de créer un modèle (ou d’ajouter des lignes à votre app.tml) qui fait ce que vous voulez.

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