docker-static-website

A very small Docker image (~154KB) to run any static website, based on the BusyBox httpd static file server.

If you're using the previous version (1.x, based on thttpd), I recommend upgrading since the new version (2.x) comes with a much smaller memory footprint.

For more details, check out my article.

Usage

The image is hosted on Docker Hub:

FROM lipanski/docker-static-website:latest

# Copy your static files
COPY . .

Build the image:

docker build -t my-static-website .

Run the image:

docker run -it --rm -p 3000:3000 my-static-website

Browse to http://localhost:3000.

If you need to configure the server in a different way, you can override the CMD line:

FROM lipanski/docker-static-website:latest

# Copy your static files
COPY . .

CMD ["/busybox", "httpd", "-f", "-v", "-p", "3000", "-c", "httpd.conf"]

NOTE: Sending a TERM signal to your TTY running the container won't get propagated due to how busybox is built. Instead you can call docker stop (or docker kill if can't wait 15 seconds). Alternatively you can run the container with docker run -it --rm --init which will propagate signals to the process correctly.

FAQ

How can I serve gzipped files?

For every file that should be served gzipped, add a matching [FILENAME].gz to your image.

How can I use httpd as a reverse proxy?

Add a httpd.conf file and use the P directive:

P:/some/old/path:[http://]hostname[:port]/some/new/path

How can I overwrite the default error pages?

Add a httpd.conf file and use the E404 directive:

E404:e404.html

...where e404.html is your custom 404 page.

Note that the error page directive is only processed for your main httpd.conf file. It will raise an error if you use it in httpd.conf files added to subdirectories.

How can I implement allow/deny rules?

Add a httpd.conf file and use the A and D directives:

A:172.20.         # Allow address from 172.20.0.0/16
A:10.0.0.0/25     # Allow any address from 10.0.0.0-10.0.0.127
A:127.0.0.1       # Allow local loopback connections
D:*               # Deny from other IP connections

You can also allow all requests with some exceptions:

D:1.2.3.4
D:5.6.7.8
A:* # This line is optional

How can I use basic auth for some of my paths?

Add a httpd.conf file, listing the paths that should be protected and the corresponding credentials:

/admin:my-user:my-password # Require user my-user with password my-password whenever calling /admin

Where can I find the documentation for BusyBox httpd?

Read the source code comments.