# Is it necessary to install nginx in front of docker?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-necessary-to-install-nginx-in-front-of-docker/27450>\
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**Created:** [Avril 11, 2015, 2:01 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-necessary-to-install-nginx-in-front-of-docker/27450 "2015-04-11T14:01:17Z")\
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**Post date:** [Avril 12, 2015, 1:29 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-necessary-to-install-nginx-in-front-of-docker/27450/5 "2015-04-12T01:29:19Z")

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If we choose plan 2, nginx on the host will allow you add other sites on the same host, but how to write conf.d/discourse.conf to reverse proxy discourse in the docker?

Should the **conf.d/discourse.conf on the host** be the same as **conf.d/discourse.conf in the docker**?

Any example?

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