Provision An NGINX Server Using Docker On Windows

Table of Content
Step 1: Create a directory
Step 2: Create a file
Step 3: Provisioning Nginx using Terraform
Step 4: Verification
Step 5: Stop Container

To provision an NGINX server using Docker on Windows, you can follow this step-by-step guide:

Prerequisites:
Install Docker Desktop:

• Download and install Docker Desktop for Windows from here.

• Ensure Docker Desktop is running, and WSL2 integration is enabled (recommended but optional).

Step 1: Create a directory
Create a directory named learn-terraform-docker-container. This working directory houses the configuration files that you write to describe the infrastructure you want Terraform to create and manage.

Step 2: Create a file
Create another file called main.tf and paste the following Terraform configuration into it.

Step 3: Provisioning Nginx using Terraform

• Initialize

To allow terraform interact with Docker, start the project with the folloeing code:

• Plan

To Check or review changes.

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• Apply

Provision the NGINX server container with apply. When Terraform asks you to confirm type yes and press ENTER.

Step 4: Verification
Verify the existence of the NGINX container by visiting localhost:8000 in your web browser or running docker ps to see the container.

Step 5: Stop Container
To stop the container,

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By following these steps, you have successfully provisioned an NGINX server on Windows using Docker. This setup can be customized by mounting configurations and static files into the container as needed.