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title: Docker Static Server
repo: RealOrangeOne/docker-static-server
subtitle: Static file server designed for serving files not websites
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Sometimes, you just need a simple container to host some static files. Whether that be files for download, images to show, or a directory of files.

## Why not just use Nginx?

If you're not really bothered, the default [`nginx`](https://hub.docker.com/_/nginx) container will work just fine for you, however this container has a few modifications which make it more suited to serving static files:

- Use environment variables for customization
- Healthcheck endpoint
- GZIP all files
- Use `X-Forwarded-For` header when getting client IP

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Previously I had created [`tstatic`](https://github.com/RealOrangeOne/tstatic) to do this, but Nginx is far better as a server than node. The less node in my stack, the better!